Genia was probably right, Callista agreed privately – and while in prior months she would have welcomed the increased split in their grandmother’s attentions, nowadays Callista couldn’t help but think it was only a further sign of her failure. She ought to be married by now.

But Kayode would probably make a great splash in society; maybe a cheerful cousin was a good distraction, after all? Curiously, she ventured: “Do you know for how long you intend to stay?”

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