Assisting Lord Richmond: A Proper Regency Romance Adventure by Wendy May Andrews

Author:Wendy May Andrews [Andrews, Wendy May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparrow Ink
Published: 2023-04-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Ellen was left blinking in the breeze that he left in his wake. Metaphorically, of course, she thought with a dry chuckle as she shook her head over his abrupt departure. She wasn’t quite sure what to make of their visit that afternoon. She didn’t really want to think about it though, as that way lay trouble for her heart. She had already wept all the tears she intended to cry over that particular man.

Ellen walked toward the window that looked out over the busy street. Just in time to see Hugh urging his team of horses out into the traffic. She shook her head. The poor man had clearly not been thinking. If he wanted to keep his visit a secret, he probably shouldn’t have left his curricle out for all to see. He was clearly growing used to being Viscount of Richmond rather than Hugh the secretive spy.

It wasn’t something she would complain about, though. Even if he had no interest in her, the suspicion that he might was likely to create a bit of gossip that could lead to other gentlemen being interested in her. She would accept the unintended gift. Hugh owed it to her after their shared past.

But still she couldn’t dismiss from her mind that she was concerned about him. In many ways, really. The poor man had lost his much loved father and brother only recently, as well as the unexpected new responsibilities that have now landed upon him along with his sudden loss. And as it turned out, he now had to give up a position she hadn’t known he had but that he seemed to really cherish.

Why would any gentleman wish to trade in espionage?

She hadn’t really reacted to it when he had first told her, but now the very thought gave Ellen a shiver of fear. But she would override that fear if it meant helping him stay safe. Even if he was an experienced agent, Ellen knew men didn’t always look at things in the most logical order. Take the events of that very afternoon. What had he been thinking to confront her like that if he actually didn’t want her to know that he was an agent? If he was making blunders like this, he clearly needed someone to look out for him. Perhaps his grief had turned his mind somehow.

She couldn’t, though, stand by and allow him to be in danger. Ellen wondered if she ought to send for her brother. Really, Jeffrey ought to be in Town seeing to her debut anyway, along with Father. If Jeffrey were there, she wouldn’t have to give Hugh the least thought. In her brother’s absence, she couldn’t help but think she ought to do something.

Not to say she would have the first idea of how to watch over a grown man like Hugh. But she was willing to learn. It was only for the sake of their long ago friendship, she tried to assure herself, but Ellen was afraid it might be more than that.

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