Regency Engagements Box Set by Charlotte Fitzwilliam & Eliza Heaton

Author:Charlotte Fitzwilliam & Eliza Heaton
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: His Everlasting Love Media
Published: 2020-04-09T22:00:00+00:00

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One month later in London.

Sophie stood next to the patterned flock wallpaper in the ballroom and managed to smile as an overly large gentleman of considerable girth took her dance card and wrote his name in for not one, but two dances. She looked at the high ceiling with her hands behind her back while trying her best not to shudder. Sophie kept her back ramrod straight as he stepped away, a wide grin on his face. Apparently, he was more than delighted with the opportunity to dance with her, and seeing the gleam in her mother’s eye, Sophie could tell that she, too, thought it a wonderful prospect.

If only Sophie could see it in such a way.

“Thank you, Lord.…” Sophie trailed off whilst asking for the gentleman’s last name.

“Matthews,” came the sharp reply, the smile fading from the gentleman’s face as he frowned in her direction. “Lord Matthews, Lady Sophie. I look forward to dancing with you later.” His face showed that he had understood her ignorance of his name to be an impertinence.

Sophie did not return the compliment, and as Lord Matthews stepped away, her mother hurried to take his place, her eyes a little angry.

“Sophie, you must stop this nonsense! Pay attention, will you not? Lord Matthews is not a man to be insulted.”

Sophie sat down on a bench near the wall and crossed her thin ankles. “Lord Matthews is not someone I would consider as a potential husband, Mama,” Sophie replied truthfully. “So, I need not worry about him, do I?” Sophie smiled, as she looked up at her mother so as not to give the appearance to onlookers that there was a disagreement in the room.

Her mother’s lips tightened, but after a moment of silence, she turned on her heel and walked away as she also knew it was unspeakable to discuss this in public, much to Sophie’s relief.

“My, my, are you not pushing everyone away on this delightful evening?”

Hearing Juliette’s voice, Sophie closed her eyes briefly, knowing that her sister was here to be nothing more than spiteful. “I thought you would be enjoying the ball, Juliette.”

“Oh, I am,” Juliette replied, looking down at Sophie. “But then I saw you being approached by Lord Matthews, and I simply had to come and see what it was he said to you.” She tilted her head, her eyes filled with malice. “Did he want to propose already? I would accept him if I were you, Sophie. There is no guarantee you will get a better offer.”

Sophie’s heart ripped, even though she had been determined not to let her sister get to her. “Whatever is wrong with you, Juliette? There is no need for such talk.” Sophie stood up so that she could speak in a quieter voice that only her sister could hear.

“Can you not tell that I want you out of my life?” Juliette hissed, stepping forward so that she was even closer to Sophie. “The sooner you are married and out of my house, the better.

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