Her Secret Scandal: A Regency Romance (Secrets in London Book 1) by Yasmine Nash

Author:Yasmine Nash [Nash, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2020-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Henry Northam rushed down the London sidewalk, dodging groups of giggling girls who turned around to look at him as he passed, families out on errands, and gentlemen on the prowl. Even in the winter, this part of town was so crowded that it was faster to walk than to try to get by on the streets in a carriage or by horseback. He felt thankful the sun was shining and the roads were relatively dry today.

He stopped in front of a pair of wooden doors painted a bright cherry red. Brushing his dark hair back from his eyes, Henry went inside. As soon as the doors shut behind him, the sounds of life from the city outside grew muffled, leaving him in silence. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust in the dark entryway after being out in the bright sunlight, but he made his way down the hallway assuredly anyway. Henry had been here many times over the past few years. Outside one of the rooms branching from the hallway was a plaque inscribed with the letters F. M. Jameson, Barrister.

Inside, Mr. Jameson sat behind an enormous desk, mounds of books on one side and piles of papers on the other. The older man looked up as Henry entered the room. “I’m glad you’ve come today,” he said by way of greeting. “I need your help to determine which opening I should use in my trial tomorrow. I’ve narrowed it down to two options.”

Henry had spent the past three years studying the law and assisting Mr. Jameson with his trial preparations. The older man had given him invaluable introductions to all the senior members of the court, the men who would one day very soon decide whether or not Henry belonged among them. If the older man had noticed that Henry had thrown himself into his studies more fervently than ever over the course of the last few months, he had never mentioned it.

Up until now, Henry’s parents had reluctantly been treating his studies with Mr. Jameson as an unfortunate hobby. Appearances were everything to the Northam family. One had to have the best connections, the most elegant friends, the latest fashions in order to be approved by Mr. Northam, Mrs. Northam, and George Northam. But Henry was nearing the end of his term with Mr. Jameson, upon which time he would be called to court, hopefully, to present as a real barrister. How his parents would react in that instance, he couldn’t imagine. Surely they wouldn’t go so far as to disown him, he thought, but he would have to face a reckoning of some sort. He knew that.

Many hours later, Henry returned to his home, arms laden with new tomes to brush up on. After work, he and Mr. Jameson had gone out for a meal with some of the latter’s court colleagues, discussing the minutiae of British law over rare steaks and glasses of port. He was grateful for the distractions.

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