Joe was confused, why was Sylvie marrying a man she clearly did not love?
He resolved to pursue this and turned back to search the crowd for his uncle. He was surprised to see Sarabeth Kenner walking towards him. She came to a stop immediately in front of him and held out her hand, “Mr. Cartwright I presume.” Joe took her hand and kissed it, lingering a bit than he had earlier that day. “Ma’am, it’s my pleasure.” She smiled and arched an eyebrow at him. She began to speak when they were interrupted by a small clanging sound. They turned to see Joe’s aunt and uncle, Sylvie and Paul, and another couple standing on the stairs above the crowd. “Friends, friends, I’m glad you were all able to join us this evening. I would like to welcome you all to my house. We celebrate two very special occasions this evening. The first is the engagement of my daughter Sylvie and her fiancee Mr. Paul Beauregard.” The couple stepped forward to the applause and Paul bent to gently kiss Sylvie on the cheek. “I would also like to welcome my nephew Joseph Cartwright who has come to v
