Her Perfect Match
“Most women of any station did not involve themselves in their household budget as she did, but she found that the absolute value of the numbers gave her some kind of peace. In math, there was a right and a wrong answer, no gray to muddy things.
And she needed that black-and-white view at present to calm her ever-confused mind as it spun on questions of her future and her heart.
Her office door opened and Nettle stepped inside. “Miss Vivien, you have a visitor.”
Vivien squeezed her eyes shut. Sh...e was in no mood to see anyone at present. She could barely stand to put on her public persona for an uninvited guest.
“Oh, please tell whoever it is that I am not in residence at present.”
Her butler shifted slightly. “I would do so, madam, but it is Lord Abbotton who calls and he insists on waiting for you if you are not at home.”
Vivien’s hand hovered over the ledger until a drop of ink splashed down on the column she had been reviewing. With a curse, she jerked the quill aside and shook her head.MoreLess
And she needed that black-and-white view at present to calm her ever-confused mind as it spun on questions of her future and her heart.
Her office door opened and Nettle stepped inside. “Miss Vivien, you have a visitor.”
Vivien squeezed her eyes shut. Sh...e was in no mood to see anyone at present. She could barely stand to put on her public persona for an uninvited guest.
“Oh, please tell whoever it is that I am not in residence at present.”
Her butler shifted slightly. “I would do so, madam, but it is Lord Abbotton who calls and he insists on waiting for you if you are not at home.”
Vivien’s hand hovered over the ledger until a drop of ink splashed down on the column she had been reviewing. With a curse, she jerked the quill aside and shook her head.MoreLess
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