"But it's a good thing they finally found their missing daughter," Dimitri said, a flicker of admiration in his voice. "And it's Anne, Augustine's wife." A proud smile tugged at his lips.
But Gabriel's reaction was far from pleased. His irritation mounted, his fists curling slightly at his sides. Anne—someone who had once been a nobody, an orphan taken in by a modest household—had now risen to stand among the elite. Not only had she been welcomed into the Granet family, but she carried the bloodline of Margaret's powerful maternal family, the Gildon household, as well. With all that behind him, Augustine was quickly becoming untouchable.
The thought churned in Gabriel's mind like acid. Augustine was now in a position to challenge everything—business, reputation, even legacy. And worst of all, he would have Oliver's backing, which he had wanted for himself, for Denis.
