A Promise of Scandal (Middleton Book 3) by Tanya Wilde

Author:Tanya Wilde [Wilde, Tanya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Strong heroine, Regency, Historical Romance
Publisher: Tanya Wilde
Published: 2020-07-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Two days later

Poppy stretched out in bed, yawning as she rolled over, eyes squinting to adjust to the light. Tonight was the grand opening of the play, and the theatre would be bustling to get ready. As everyone had their part in the fuss, Poppy would not step into Charlotte’s shoes today.

James would be there tonight.

Poppy scowled, suddenly recalling she was not in a courteous mood and the reason why.

James Shaw had been avoiding her for two days.

Thoroughly annoyed, Poppy tossed back the covers from the bed and rose. She padded over to the door and rang for her maid. If James was determined to avoid her, Poppy was committed to go forth with her search for the necklace.

She had warned him.

An hour later, she entered the drawing room and headed straight for the writing desk. She would draft Beatrix a letter informing her of her plans to sniff through Jennings’s room today.

A flutter of nerves contracted her belly. She ought to eat, but Poppy could not think of food at a time like this. She’d rather contemplate all the ways she was going to throttle James Shaw for treating her like a child.

Damn the man. She hadn’t gone through Jennings’s dressing room because she waited for him, and he returned her consideration by keeping his distance.

However, Poppy didn’t get a chance to give further thought to the matter or compose Beatrix her note, for her cousin, Lady Belle, breezed into the drawing room.

“Poppy! I’m so pleased I caught you.” She enveloped Poppy in a tight hug. “Every time I’ve called on you the past week, you have been out.”

Drat. Belle had been calling on her? “I’ve been shopping for a specific trinket,” Poppy said, offering Belle a small smile. “I cannot seem to track it down.”

“Perhaps I can be of help?” Belle offered.

“Thank you, but that’s not necessary. I’ve been enjoying hunting for this bauble. It’s quite diverting.” She motioned Belle to the sofa and changed the topic. “Tell me what has brought you here. Has Westfield angered you again?”

“How perceptive. My mood is distressingly wretched this morning. I thought you might cheer me up.”

Poppy frowned. “Why? What has Westfield done?”

“Westfield hasn’t done anything. I am the culprit in this fight.”

Poppy hid a grin. “What did you do?”

“I fired yet another governess.”

“Again?” Poppy shook her head. “What did she do this time?” Her cousin must be the most overprotective mother Poppy had ever come across.

“I caught her sleeping while William was left to his own devices. What if he hurt himself? I’d have wrung that woman’s neck.”

“Westfield doesn’t agree? That seems odd.”

Belle huffed. “That man is all heart.”

Poppy laughed.

“But enough about me, how are you faring? Now that Willow and Holly are married, you must be lonely. ”

Poppy pulled a face. “Not that lonely. I’m quite enjoying the peace.”

Belle chuckled. “Do not enjoy your tranquility too much,” her cousin remarked with a smile. “Your sisters are returning soon, and you are next in line for matrimony.”

Poppy groaned. They were returning in about a week, according to Holly’s last letter.

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