"You look more like your father every day. How is he? I haven't had the pleasure of speaking to him yet."
Cole glanced at her, his eyes unreadable. "Mother and Father are just making the rounds, you know how it is."
"Of course," Sophia nodded, shifting slightly closer. "It's such a grand night, isn't it? The Rosettes have worked so hard to make it perfect for everyone."
Cole's face remained stoic, but he nodded politely. "It's certainly . . . grand."
Sophia's smile widened. This was her moment. She had spent months carefully orchestrating every aspect of Sophie's introduction to society, and tonight was the culmination of those efforts.
But the most critical piece of this puzzle was standing right beside her—Cole Fay. If she could secure his hand in marriage for Sophie, the Rosette family's future would be unstoppable.
