“She is my mother, Camilla,” he would say with a shrug. “Besides, she gives you free publicity, so do not be so dramatic over a few thousand dollars.”Start Baby Registry
My biggest mistake was staying quiet for far too long, but on this particular Friday afternoon, Beatrice decided to test just how far my patience could go.
“I want the most expensive tasting menu for everyone here,” she demanded loudly to the server. “And open the reserve bottles of wine from the cellar, so make sure nothing cheap touches this table.”
Her friends applauded her generosity enthusiastically.
“How incredibly generous you are, Beatrice!”
“Well, that is the beauty of having a luxury restaurant in the family,” she replied, glancing over at me with a triumphant smirk.
The final bill for a banquet of this scale could easily exceed twenty thousand dollars.
Gavin approached me once again in the hallway with deep concern.
