Adrienne was so immature (and shallowly written) she made me nuts.
And I worked in the restaurant industry for quite awhile and have never heard of waiters or restaurant workers “humping” during work, whatever the heck that is supposed to mean.
And every Hilderbrand book has some kind of status symbol that gets overused (I remember the one with the incessant mention of AG Stilts); this one is no different with the incessant talk of the pink champagne brand and thatcher’s watch.