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 ...