The Redemption of Julian Price
“Clemmons informed Henrietta as she removed her hat and gloves, placing them on the beeswax-coated half-moon table that graced the foyer.
“Where is she, Clemmons?” Henrietta asked.
“She takes her tea in the morning room,” he replied.
“Thank you. I shall go to her at once.”
Henrietta’s slippered feet softly slapped the black-and-white marble tiles. She’d returned to Cheswick House strangely deflated. Although she’d achieved her goal, she felt little satisfaction and no joy. Julian had received he...r proposal with all the enthusiasm one might exhibit at the prospect of having a bad tooth drawn.
“Well, child?” Lady Cheswick inquired, patting the cushion by her side. “What has transpired?”
Henrietta perched on the settle with a sigh. “Julian and I are to be wed.”
“Indeed?” Lady Cheswick replied, brows drawn. “Is this not what you desired? You hardly look the part of the expectant bride.”
“It is what I wanted,” Henrietta replied. “Julian is the only man I ever desired, but now I perceive that this marriage is only going to make me miserable for the rest of my days.”MoreLess
“Where is she, Clemmons?” Henrietta asked.
“She takes her tea in the morning room,” he replied.
“Thank you. I shall go to her at once.”
Henrietta’s slippered feet softly slapped the black-and-white marble tiles. She’d returned to Cheswick House strangely deflated. Although she’d achieved her goal, she felt little satisfaction and no joy. Julian had received he...r proposal with all the enthusiasm one might exhibit at the prospect of having a bad tooth drawn.
“Well, child?” Lady Cheswick inquired, patting the cushion by her side. “What has transpired?”
Henrietta perched on the settle with a sigh. “Julian and I are to be wed.”
“Indeed?” Lady Cheswick replied, brows drawn. “Is this not what you desired? You hardly look the part of the expectant bride.”
“It is what I wanted,” Henrietta replied. “Julian is the only man I ever desired, but now I perceive that this marriage is only going to make me miserable for the rest of my days.”MoreLess
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