"What is this?!" Sarah cried, holding the parchment strongly and threatening to tear it. It was one thing to be treated rudely by a butler, it was another to show this humiliating farce to her.
"What is this Theo? Seraphina? Engagement? What is all this? When did your father decide to take in a son-in-law, and without consulting me? This is a fake, I should have you arrested for impersonating authority." she proclaimed, glaring at Luke.
The young man pretended not to hear her words, maintaining the poised elegance of a seasoned butler.
"I'm the oldest in the family, the city has healed well under your leadership, but it needs a firm leader, and you're much too young, this however has nothing to do with any of it. Whether he was to be your sister's husband or not, it's preposterous and do not steer away from topic."
