"How dare you?!" Brian's voice boomed with growing intensity, its undertones fraught with gravitas and menace. "Repeat that?"
"Have you failed to notice their irregular behavior?"
Brian was at a loss. He had not even fully grasped the reason behind his father's and Vivian's abrupt business venture. The knowledge reached him merely through hearsay, for he had been rendered a virtual recluse in Marigold's presence, all chances of contact with his father severed.
"Ethan graces this island's shores yet again; why not simply confront him?"
"My affairs are my own. Your paramount concern at present lies not here, but within, brainstorming with the guests."
