Chapter 498

Everyone was here because they thought they were celebrating the opening of another one of his stores, and they were, but that wasn’t the only reason. Taking a deep breath, he stepped to the front of the room and tapped his glass with a spoon. The chatter quieted down and all eyes turned toward him. “Thank you all for coming,” he said with a grin. “As you know, our first international store is about to open its doors.” Oh yeah, they were in Merveille, did he fail to mention that? In fact, they were all in the chalet he owned and there was also a queen a prince a duke, and a couple of other titled men and women in attendance. Ashby Chocolates had been available in Merveille for a few years, but at the urging of the queen and Freddie, the Earl of Avonlea, Jonathon decided to open his first international flagship store here. It also gave him an excuse to bring Emma back here to the place they first fell in love. “As you can imagine, this is a major step for Ashby Chocolates and I have eve