Her Husband’s Lover
“‘You ought not to have pushed her like that. It was too much. Bullying her isn’t going to gain you anything. You’ll just prompt her to withdraw and then you can call cuckoo on your wretched plan.’ The glow of a single candle lit Darleston’s face as he turned. ‘She performed, didn’t she?’ He quirked his brows. ‘And I don’t think you actually believe it wretched. You want your wife happy, don’t you? Believe me. It’s preferable to being saddled with a sour old cow.’ Lyle guessed Darleston would know. He’d never met Lucy, Lady Darleston, yet somehow he knew her. Leastways, he knew her type – selfish, insouciant and resentful. It wasn’t enough for her that she’d been handed an Earl’s son as a husband. She wanted more. Believed she deserved everything. Rumours of her misdeeds and flirtations had passed his ears long before the recent newspaper scandal erupted.
Darleston set aside the candle and sank onto the centre of the tester bed. Lucy, had she been present, would have moaned incessantly... about the room, but Darleston seemed remarkably content with it.MoreLess
Darleston set aside the candle and sank onto the centre of the tester bed. Lucy, had she been present, would have moaned incessantly... about the room, but Darleston seemed remarkably content with it.MoreLess
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