Mary is a nerdy bookworm couch potato who rarely goes out of her home except to go to work as a deskbound lawyer.Edmund, a very wealthy coworker tells Mary that he will give her $1M if she climbs Mt. Everest.Edmund doesn't believe that she'd even give the offer a second thought.Mary, without saying anything to anyone, starts an intensive training program to whip herself into shape and six months later, during her vacation, in fact, climbs Mt. Everest.Upon returning to work, she presents Edmund a picture of herself on the summit of Mt. Everest and demands her $1M.Edmund tells her that they never had a contract, so he owes her nothing and Mary claims that the money is owed based on promissory estoppel.

A. promissory estoppel does not apply because Mary must announce that she accepts his offer for it tobe an obligation to pay.

B. promissory estoppel only applies if Edmund understood how difficult climbing Mount Everest is.

C. promissory estoppel applies whether Edmund was rich or not.

D. promissory estoppel does not apply because Edmond had no reason to believe that Mary would rely on his promise