"It is quite obvious that you weren't thinking Aimé. I am just grateful that Lord Hurst chose to stay with the guests instead of seeking you out. If that had happened, any chance of our gaining the title that we need would have been gone."
Antoine knew that Aimé was much more attached to Monsieur Dupont than he should be. After all, the man was nothing more than a merchant. And a shipping merchant at that.
"Did Mercedes give any indication about why he chose to show up even after you had told him not to?" Antoine hissed his name, the French name sounding almost like an insult. "Has he no respect for your wishes? This, mon cher frère is unacceptable. It is one of the reasons that I told you that you are to have no contact with the man. I cannot believe that you have not only disobeyed the request, but done it in a place, a way, that could ruin everything for our family."