Chapter 35

Like many women who were extolled—and extolled themselves—for their climb to the top, Vienne owed much of her success to a man. Ferdinand Le Wood, nicknamed Freddy, had built his media empire in his native England. When he bought the Rumours publications, he installed his French-Vietnamese wife, whom he met in Hanoi, as the editor of the New York edition. Shortly after, Brenna left it to join The Wreck. Quinn wasn’t surprised by this backstory, nor was he unhappy that Aunt Lena was no longer around to see what Vienne had done with the magazine she had edited. He was quite sure the two would not have gotten along. But he would like to see Great-aunt Josie or his mother take on Vienne. Now there were two matchups for the main card.