Scott permitted Murdoch to stare at his drink in silence for a full minute.
“Sir, past experience has taught me the best place to start is at the beginning.”
Murdoch smiled. Yes. The beginning.
There were two Garretts to carry on the family name, Scott’s grandfather Harlan and his younger brother Fletcher. The two brothers had more in common than just a last name. Both men were driven - striving for wealth and status. Both men married young ladies from influential families. Both men each fathered a daughter with the intention of continuing the cycle of wealth and status with the girl’s marriage to one of Boston’s finest.
Fletcher’s daughter, Eleanor, did not disappoint her father. She married Edison Furlong, they had a daughter, moved to Philadelphia, and eventually Australia. Harlan’s daughter, Catherine…well…
Murdoch paused. “You know Scott, Melbourne was not the first time you had met Kinsey.”
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