All the Ladies Love Coventry by Dawn Brower

Author:Dawn Brower [Brower, Dawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monarchal Glenn Press

Chapter 6

It had taken him less than a sennight to gather information regarding Lady Abigail. Her accent had told him she derived from Scotland, but not much else. Her father was the Earl of Hayfield, a Scottish lowlander with strong English ties. Other than her family connections, Charles had been unable to garner many details about her. A shrewd housemaid had been able to obtain Lady Abigail’s schedule for the next fortnight though, and he fully intended to utilize it. He’d made sure to reward her underhandedness for two reasons: to keep her loyal and also quiet.

He glanced down at the stolen details and frowned. Why was he going through so much trouble? What was it about Lady Abigail that made him act in ways he’d never done prior to meeting her? If George were aware of his scheming he’d call him a besotted fool. How could he be though? He had only a few brief encounters with Lady Abigail. Once in the Loxton library, once in Hyde Park, and finally he’d crossed her path the other night at the theater. He hadn’t known she’d be in any of those places, but now, he could arrange to be wherever she went. At least the social events… He had invitations to all of them. The matron’s of the ton sent him an invite to everything hoping to lure him to their events. He almost never went, and even when he did, he had a specific purpose for attending. Once he achieved his goal he promptly left and didn’t bother with much socializing while there. He didn’t understand why any of them bothered inviting him to their events, but he also didn’t discourage it either.

Her next event was a garden party at the Duchess of Breckenridge’s home on the outskirts of London. It had been a while since he’d ventured out of the city. It might be good to breathe something resembling fresh air. He was curious enough about Lady Abigail to attend a bloody garden party. Charles never would have believed it of himself if he weren’t already in the midst of it.

“What has you scowling?”

Charles glanced up from the list and met George’s gaze. He pushed it under his stack of invitations and answered him, “Nothing much. Debating attending a social event.”

“Oh?” George lifted a brow. “Is there a prospective recruit for the club?”

The question was a reasonable one. There hadn’t been any other reason for Charles to attend a social event. The problem was he didn’t quite know how to answer his friend. “No,” he replied, and then frowned. “I am feeling a little restless and thought it might help to attend something other than a club soiree.”

“I see…” His friend cleared his throat and that said more than his words did. Charles hadn’t given him an answer he believed, and he honestly didn’t blame George for doubting him.

“How is Shelby?” he attempted to change their topic of conversation. The Earl of Shelby was a save subject for them to discuss.

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