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

drag of his right leg. He didn’t take the letter.

Instead, he walked past her. Norah stiffened, expecting him to open the door and order her out.

But he walked to the fireplace. He grasped the heavy leather-upholstered wingback chair sitting near the hearth and dragged it closer to the fire.

It scraped loudly against the stone hearth. He turned back to continue reading …