He Asked Me To Dress “Appropriately” For Dinner—Without Knowing Who I Was

weeks. What began as awkward courtesy had gradually evolved into something resembling mutual respect. Catherine had even apologized directly, one afternoon over coffee, for her behavior at that first dinner.

“I was threatened,” she’d admitted. “Not by your wealth—I didn’t know about that then. By your relationship with Mark. By the fact that Emma clearly continue reading …