Nora Ainsworth wore her usual smile. "Hello, beautiful."
Charlotte Young greeted her enthusiastically. "You're very pretty too. Come, let me toast you."
The two clinked their glasses. In this war without gunpowder, Ethan Ellsworth, the instigator of it all, smiled with particular delight. While others might not have seen it, he saw everything with perfect clarity.
When Herman Hawthorne had introduced Nora as his girlfriend, Young Master Grant's gaze was practically murderous. Though he tried to conceal it, Ethan Ellsworth, ever the keen observer, had seen it plain as day.
'Young Master Grant, let's see how long you can keep up this act.'
Ethan Ellsworth then asked, "Miss Young, how did you and Young Master Grant meet? I'm quite curious. It's not easy for most people to get acquainted with him."
Charlotte Young spoke with ease, "It was Mrs. Grant who introduced us. We just met yesterday. I'm very pleased with President Grant; he's exactly the type of man I've been looking for."
