How to Become a Lady: Book One of the London Ladies Series by Hannah West

Author:Hannah West [West, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

How to Become a Lady ~ Rule Twenty-Two: A lady must never cause a scene.

Emma watched as her sister had been picked up in the arms of John after she had collapsed to the ground. One moment she had been talking to Emma about the lords she had dance with that would make good husbands, the next she had acted dizzy and then fell to the ground.

Emma had caught her on the way down and had called for help as she cradled her sister’s head in her lap.

They had left shortly after, John sending one of the footmen to fetch a doctor and bring them back to the townhouse.

Emma bit her lip, worrying it as her thoughts ran wild. She could not explain any reason for what had happened. Hoping Cassie was okay, she paced in the hall now outside her sister’s room.

She could hear nothing beyond the thick oak door of the room, but when it creaked open she pounced up person who emerged.

“How is she,” Emma pressed John who came out looking relieved and wary.

He rubbed a hand over his face in tired manner before looking at her and giving her a small smile. “Thankfully since you caught her there is nothing really wrong with her. The doctor said she fainted from fatigue and needs rest. He believes that the stress from the past few months have worn on her.”

“Well I am glad she will be okay. She nearly scared me to death with what she did, she should know better than to push herself so far,” Emma sighed leaning back against the wall.

Her brother-in-law ran a hand through his hair looking as ruffled as she had ever seen him. Though he had always been ever clean and finely dressed it eased Emma’s heart to see him so worried.

John looked as if he debated on telling her something and he was struggling with it. Finally he seemed to come to a decision and asked if she would mind speaking with him privately.

“Of course,” she said following him into a nearby room that served as his office.

He closed the door quietly behind her and walked over to the sideboard to pour himself a glass of amber liquid before taking a seat behind his massive oak desk.

He waved her into a seat opposite him before taking a drink.

“I am afraid you understand part of what caused this. You must think it all do to Cassie finding out your alive and then taking you in, but my dear, it is something much more than that. I know that you noticed we have been married for quite some time and we do not have any children. I see the look on her face went people bring up the subject even without intent and I see her pain,” John said pained.

Emma had indeed noticed but had tried not to make the subject apparent. But she had seen the bright happiness leave her sister’s smile that one time. So she nodded, he continued.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes that mirrored a soul deep pain.

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