"Maybe it's fate," said Chad.

"That's too bad for my baby sister," responded Charlie.

"Forgive me for being forward, Mr. Tierney," Chad said. "Chelsea is an exceptional woman, but despite all the years that she's spent by Mr. Foster's side, he still hasn't fallen in love with her. Even if she spends the next twenty, thirty years next to him… He will never love her."

A hint of malice flashed in Charlie's eyes as he replied, "Thanks for the reminder."

That evening, Elliot took the company's ma