Chapter 87

Not satisfied? They should blow up the Tobacco Bureau then. Owen lit a cigarette and began recounting his past. According to his tale, his wild and unruly life had involved entanglements with four young ladies. The first was his childhood sweetheart. When they were young, they played together and promised to be together forever. But she moved away. And it wasn't until a decade later that they reunited, rekindling old feelings. The second was his distant cousin. When they were kids, they had a fight, and he bit her hard. Because of that bite, she clung to him ever since. The third one was the daughter of his family's housemaid. She was about his age and always called him "Mr. Sinclair", insisting she would marry no one but him. The fourth one was an encounter like no other—the daughter of his father's mortal enemy. She was the prettiest of the four. But she had a terrible temper and was an arrogant and spoiled princess. Ethan and Liam were left dumbfounded by his stories. Owen