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

before forcing himself upright.

“Enough for today,” he commanded. “The numbers will still be corrupt tomorrow. Leave them.”

Norah wiped her pen clean. “I have found another £200 missing from the forestry yields.”

“Miss Hawthorne,” Alistair said, limping toward the door, “if you do not stop working, I will assume you enjoy the company of my ledgers more continue reading …