Claiming the Chaperon's Heart
“‘Milady insisted, ma’am,’ she said. ‘I asked her to wait but...’ ‘It’s all right, Tilly,’ Jane said calmly. ‘You may go. I was expecting Lady Catherine...’ She stood up and greeted her guest with a smile and extended hand. ‘I am pleased to see you, Lady Catherine.’ ‘Are you?’ the other woman said rudely. ‘I quite expected to be refused entry after your note.’ ‘Forgive me, I expected guests and could not come to meet you, as you asked.’ ‘You might be sorry that you did not. I’ve been told your g...uest was Lord Frant—and when you hear what I have to tell you, you may wish you had not been at home to receive him.’ Jane was puzzled. ‘I’m sorry. I have no idea what you mean.’ ‘Have you not heard the latest gossip concerning Lord Frant?’ Lady Catherine’s eyes gleamed with spite. ‘I know you two have been close so perhaps that is why you have not been told...’ ‘Told what?’ Jane asked, her gaze narrowed. She had coldness at her nape and knew that she would not care for whatever it was that this woman had come to tell her.MoreLess
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