The Scottish Duke Tames the Bluestocking (WEDDED FOR CONVENIENCE #2) by Emma Linfield EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Emma Linfield
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“Harriet…” Jennifer Lourne, the dowager countess of Notley,
looked at her daughter helplessly and Harriet shook her head,
tears forming in her eyes.
“I cannot believe he is doing this, Mother,” she exclaimed, her voice
booming through the small room. For a second, she glanced around
furtively – but then the irritation won over the concern and she crossed her
arms over her chest.
“It is none of his business,” she exclaimed now, tears forming in her eyes.
“It is none of his business at all when I marry, if I marry… and now…”
She shook her head. “It is just not fair,” she repeated. Jennifer sighed and
pulled her daughter towards her in a one-armed embrace.
“Oh, my darling,” she sighed now. “I understand how you feel – and if your
father were alive, things may have been different. But as it is now, we have
to comply with what society says… and society believes that your brother
has the right to take… control… of your affairs, mine too.”
At this, Harriet shook her head quickly.
“I cannot imagine that you are happy about this,” she exclaimed. “I cannot
think that you are satisfied with him having control over your person, your
choices.”
Jennifer sighed and lifted her shoulders in a shrug. “Your father was a man
like no other, my darling,” she explained carefully. “He… allowed me to
think for myself, to do as I wanted. Your brother… is traditional.”
Whatever else she may have wanted to say remained unsaid when a
footman entered the drawing-room where the women sat.
“My ladies,” the young man spoke, looking from one to the other carefully.
“Lord Notley asked me to send for you. The carriage is waiting.”
Despite her growing rage at her brother, Harriet remained silent as she
followed her mother to the carriage. William stood outside, his face an
impassive mask as he helped the women in. Once seated inside the carriage,
Harriet’s knuckles turned white as she clenched her fists, her frustration
boiling beneath the surface. Leave it to her brother to attempt to sell her off
to the highest bidder as though she were a prize cow. Frustration boiled
over in her and she shook her head slightly.
Her father, she knew, never would have allowed this. Across from her,
William’s brow furrowed in exasperation, his attempts at persuasion falling
on deaf ears.
“You simply must be more open, Harriet,” William insisted, his voice tinged
with frustration. “The marriage mart is not something to be taken lightly.
You need to make an effort to meet eligible suitors.”
Harriet scoffed, her eyes blazing with defiance. “I refuse to be treated like a
piece of cattle, William,” she shot back, her words sharp with indignation.
“I will not be paraded around and sold off to the highest bidder like some
commodity.”
Their mother leaned back in her seat with lifted brows as she watched her
children bicker. It was clear, she could tell, by Harriet’s reddening face and
William’s pursed lips, that the argument was about to escalate.
“Darlings, can’t we keep this journey light and merry?” Jennifer chimed in,
her tone light-hearted. “Life’s too short to fret over societal expectations.
Harriet, my dear, follow your heart.
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