Augustus thought for a moment. It would be easy enough to arrange a family dinner and invite Macey along, but that seemed to go against the twins’ idea. They wanted a more public setting where there would be a lot of guests mingling to allow their father the opportunity to approach Macey on his own.
“What about Mister Church’s invitation for tonight?” Stephen suggested. Normally, he remained a silent shadow, but he felt it was time to offer a suggestion, since he handled Augustus’s schedule.
“Oh, right. What was that again?”
“Apparently, he purchased a new Picasso and wants to show it off,” Stephen answered.
“Ah, yes. That.”
“Maman doesn’t like Picasso,” Caden reminded them, though he thought it was a silly suggestion anyway.
“But it would be a good excuse to ask her to attend with me,” Augustus said, “after all, I don’t know anything about art.”
Aria and Caden shared a look as they considered their grandfather’s idea before Aria asked, “And papa will definitely be there?”
“Yes. He an
