Her Perfect Scoundrel (The Worthington Legacy Book 1) by Marie Higgins

Author:Marie Higgins [Higgins, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, romance, Historical
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2023-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Adrian could tell the sisters were uncomfortable sitting in the parlor, talking with him and the earl, wearing maid uniforms, but it was better than the alternative. Although he wouldn’t mind seeing Bridget wearing nothing but a bedsheet, he doubted she would think the same. And even though he couldn’t stop the images of what she would look like from popping in his head—with her hair hanging around her shoulders and down her back, making her appear so much more alluring—he certainly wouldn’t want to see her sister in that manner.

Thankfully, Collin tried to make the situation better by chatting with them as if nothing had changed. Adrian was also very grateful that his aunt and idiotic cousin were kept in their chambers. Apparently, his aunt still suffered from the vapors after yesterday’s upset with someone shooting at Collin.

Adrian instructed the housekeeper that neither she nor any of the maids were allowed to inform his aunt about their visitors. He feared that his controlling aunt might think it wasn’t proper to have the Hartwell sisters here, wearing maid’s dresses, while sitting with two lords near the hearth. In his opinion, the afternoon passed by smoothly, and he hadn’t been so relaxed in quite some time. The only thing that could make this better would be if Collin and Priscilla weren’t here.

Upon Bridget’s request, Collin told stories about his and Adrian’s childhood. Adrian was relieved that the earl chose to make light of how two brothers grew up not getting along, which made the stories humorous. Adrian enjoyed watching Bridget laugh and the way her face lit up. He especially enjoyed the twinkling in her pretty eyes during this time. Perhaps that was why he felt so relaxed.

But another thing he liked about this afternoon was seeing the way Bridget looked at him. There was no anger in her expression, and no malice in her voice when she spoke to him. He could only hope that she didn’t hate him any longer. Then again, he wondered if she did it for show. After all, his brother was courting her, and she needed to make a good impression.

Yet she had gotten so upset when discovering he’d lied to her. Would she do the same to his brother?

“Lord Hanover,” Mrs. Wendel said from the doorway. “Could I have a word?”

Collin nodded toward the housekeeper before looking back at Bridget and Priscilla. “If you’ll excuse me. I shan’t be long.”

“Of course,” both sisters said together.

Collin stood and moved across the room toward the door. Bridget’s gaze shifted to Adrian again. It had been doing that so much this afternoon. He didn’t mind it at all.

“Do you think our clothes are dry?” she asked him.

He shrugged. “Perhaps that is what the housekeeper is talking to my brother about.”

“No,” Priscilla said, nudging her elbow against Bridget’s. “It takes much longer for clothes to dry, even in front of a hot fire.”

“You’re not anxious to return home, are you?” He tilted his head, keeping his gaze on the lovely woman.

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