Her Stepmother Sent Her to the Duke as a Joke – He Offered Her a Chair Before He Said a Word

ungrateful wretch! You have cost me everything! The dressmakers are demanding payment! The butcher refuses my credit! Society has cut us dead because they think I sold you to a monster!”

Norah blinked. The pieces slotted together in her analytical mind. It wasn’t about morality; it wasn’t about reputation. It was about money.

Agatha’s trap had failed.continue reading …