Summary

After several more dinners and encounters, Anson finally managed to wear Edna and Sloane down, and Edna admitted to the affair. Anson demanded that they end the affair. The following day, Cary Sloane’s body was found. He had committed suicide. Anson expected to be welcomed into Uncle Robert’s home, but Edna must have told Robert a twisted version of events, because Anson was not welcomed in their home anymore.

That year, Anson’s mother passed away, giving him ownership of the Hunter estate. However, taxes had diminished the value of the inheritance. Meanwhile, Anson was 29 years old, and his loneliness was growing. He had attended and officiated many of his friends’ weddings over the years, but he continued to be single. One Saturday evening, a few weeks before his 30th birthday, he was alone and without plans. He went to the...