The Earl's Wallflower Bride by Ruth Ann Nordin

Author:Ruth Ann Nordin [Ruth Ann Nordin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: sex, historical romance, regency, regency romance, arranged marriage, virgin heroine, virgin hero, ruth nordin, enemies before lovers
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

After dinner, Warren was reclining in his chair while Iris sat on the Grecian Couch, reading through the book aloud. They had started this before dinner but had both agreed they were enjoying the book enough to continue after they ate. And so, they went to his den to pick up where they had left off.

He couldn’t recall a time when he’d ever had so much pleasure in a lady’s company. She’d stop reading from time to time to tell him what she thought of what McGregor had written, and he found her insights especially appealing. Had he any idea a lady was capable of such a deep and meaningful discussion on money and business, he would have looked for a wife sooner.

At the moment, Iris happened to be reading a chapter on the benefits and downfalls of being conservative with investments. She stopped in mid-sentence to glance up at him.

“Which approach do you take?” she asked. “Are you willing to risk more for the chance of a higher profit, or do you prefer to play it safe?”

“I like it as safe as possible,” he replied. “Money is too easy to lose to take any chances.”

Her eyes widened. “I’m surprised. I thought you were the type who liked to see if he could get as much of a return on his investments as possible.”

Picking up his glass, he noted it was empty and rose to his feet. “I do like to receive as much back on my investment as I can.” He went to the decanter and poured the brandy into his glass until it was almost half full. “I just like to make sure I don’t lose any money.”

“But how can you be sure you won’t lose anything? There are no guarantees.”

“You’re right. There aren’t. But I like to hedge my bets into the safest position possible. That’s why I seek advice from gentlemen who know what they’re doing. Rushing into anything is a bad idea.”

His half-brother rushed into things all the time. He’d even gotten himself into debt twice. Debt he’d expected Warren to pay off for him. Too late did Warren learn that doing so had only made Byron that much more dependent on him.

But it was best if he didn’t think about his half-brother. No. Today, he wanted to spend his time learning more about this lady he’d just married. A lady, as it so happened, who was turning out to be so very different than he’d thought she was when he first met her. What a refreshing change it was to speak to a lady who had such intelligence.

“Would you like more tea?” he offered, ready to summon the butler.

“No, thank you. I still have some in my cup,” she replied, her gaze going back to the book in her lap.

Warren put the cap back on the decanter. Instead of returning to his chair, he decided to sit next to her. He put the glass on the table beside him and turned toward her. “Tell me, do you take risks?” he asked before she could start reading again.

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