When Arabella Donovan learned the ins and outs of the situation, she was absolutely living for the drama.
'I thought the saying "a man blossoms at forty" was ridiculous enough. But wow, Grand-uncle is in his seventies or eighties and he's still considered a hot commodity!'
Dennis Donovan was speechless. 'The "hot commodity" they're seeing isn't your grand-uncle's old bones, but the assets behind him.'
'But seriously, ma'am, isn't this matchmaking a little unscrupulous? My grand-uncle is in his seventies or eighties, and you look fifty-something at best. Your sister must be younger than you. Setting your own sister up with a man old enough to be her great-uncle... Wow, your sisterly bond must be *so* deep!'
Arabella's thought immediately drew everyone's attention back to Mrs. Shelby. A closer look confirmed it—wasn't it just as Arabella had described?
