In the kitchen he busied himself with the fondue. Mostly melted chocolate already sat on a warmer, needing only a bit of heat to finish turning into a dark pool. He pulled a tray of pre-cut pineapple chunks, whole long stem strawberries, slices of banana, and a bowl of maraschino cherries with the stems, out of the refrigerator. He chuckled as he stirred the chocolate slowly heating in a double boiler on the stove "Well of course Valmont is wealthy! He couldn't be Valmont if he wasn't!" he teased.