One evening, the third son of the Clegg family, received a phone call from Lady Clegg.
Lady Clegg told him over the phone that his second brother, Hank Clegg, would be coming home for dinner and asked him to come home for dinner as well.
The third son had not seen his second brother for quite a long time.
However, the thought of seeing his eldest brother once he returned home made him reject the invitation without a second's hesitation.
Until matters regarding Victoria Talkington were settled, he did not want to have any unnecessary contact with his eldest brother.
Little did he know that Franklin Clegg shared this sentiment.
Upon receiving the call from Lady Clegg, he also declined her invitation without hesitation.
The thought of competing over a woman with his own brother, and the fact that he had yet to win, was rather displeasing to the always successful young master.
