Chapter 70. Day Four (The Secrets Our Parents Keep) (2)

[2019, March 27th. Copia]

When James and Emily sat down with Duke Maine for a second time, he said, “You should be flattered. I have a rule about not letting people waste my time.”

James put three different folders down in front of him, smiling coldly. He hadn’t had time to prepare the last two times he met with Duke Maine and came away both times feeling somewhat like he’d lost. And James Beaumont didn’t lose. Ever. He was going to enjoy this. He slipped the first to Duke Maine.

“I have a rule too. I don’t sign contracts my lawyers haven’t looked at,” said James.

Curious, Duke Maine picked up the folder and flipped through the contract he and James had signed a few months ago. He found a highlighted clause and even Duke Maine couldn’t hide his surprise. The contract had looked standard when he reviewed it at Eleganter Ludo, but then he had only glimpsed at it. He didn’t think his daughter’s future husband would try to screw him over. Ironically, he hadn’t. T