She continued to focus on her meal, swiftly composing a text message to send to Summer.
Lucas Walker, sitting at the edge of the dining table, glanced at her phone and guessed the truth, his lips curving up ever so slightly.
On the other end of the phone.
Summer received her daughter's "secret intelligence" and immediately went along with Adam to the cosmetics area, purchasing a full set of daily essentials for the young Duchess.
"What else is there?"
"Also..." Adam hesitated slightly, "a ring."
Back then, because the situation was urgent, he had nothing that could serve as a token of engagement except a dagger, which he used to marry the young Duchess in a church.
He owed her a ring, and now was the time to make up for it.
Summer knew about this situation and nodded right away.
"Then let's switch locations. I know a jewelry specialty store with absolutely top-notch items."
Who was the other party?
A princess of A Country, a duchess by title, frequenting Parliament...