Sweet Surrender (Ladies of Mayfair Book 3) by Wendy May Andrews

Author:Wendy May Andrews [Andrews, Wendy May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparrow Ink
Published: 2019-09-09T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The next day Julianna was sitting in the morning room staring sightlessly at a list she was supposed to be compiling when the butler arrived.

“Lord Ackerley, Viscount Beaufort, has called to see you, my lady. Should I show him in?”

“No!” Julianna declared with vehemence before she thought better of it, a sense of déjà vu flooding over her. After pressing her lips together to stem the tide of declarations that clamoured to be released, Julianna took a deep breath and continued in much calmer accents. “I am not feeling at all the thing, Hartley. Would you be so kind as to tell the viscount I am not at home to company this afternoon? I believe I shall retire to my chamber to have a rest. Thank you, Hartley.”

On those words she made good her escape, leaving the butler to deal with her mess. Julianna was relieved that Odelia was not there to witness her distress over the viscount’s visit. With any luck Dee would have such a lovely afternoon out with her friends, she would have too much to talk about to notice her aunt’s distraction.

Hartley was surprised by his mistress’ request since she was always so kind and hospitable. In all his years with the family he had never seen Julianna turn away a guest. But he had to admit she did look pale and piqued today, so it was possible the Season was proving to be too much for his much-loved mistress. And actually, this viscount requesting a meeting with the lady was none other than her former fiancé. No doubt the poor lady had her good reasons for refusing to see the cad.

The butler was colder than usual in his dismissal of the viscount. “My lady is not home to visitors this afternoon, my lord. If you would like to leave your card, you may do so on your way out.”

The viscount had been disappointed when Julianna had not shown up at their appointed meeting to ride that morning. He had much to tell her after his interview with Fletcher the night before. But when he considered how late the ladies had no doubt stayed at the ball the night before and how early they had agreed to meet, he had simply surmised that she had overslept.

Now the butler was telling him she was ‘not at home to visitors.’ That was a far cry from ‘not at home,’ and Luc felt rebuffed. He thought he had come to know her much better over the past couple of weeks and would have sworn it was unlike her to behave in such a way. But given their history, he should probably not be surprised. Clearly, the lady had problems. He slammed out of the house in disgust vowing never to return.

Just as he was swinging up onto the seat of his phaeton, Luc glanced back at the house. For a split of a second, he locked eyes with Julianna, who was peering out from an upper floor window.

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