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“I don’t want to see you. The Dowager said the Beauforts have never faced any scandals. Well, enjoy your first one. Because I’ll make sure everyone, in every European court, will know who you are, Patrick—a libertine who got his brother’s wife pregnant.” Sophia marched away.
The threat hung in the night air like a ghost.
He exhaled, rubbing his brow. “I ruined everything. And the ironic thing is that I love her.”
“Give her time.” Not that Isabella thought Sophia needed only time but also a good dose of discipline. “How did she learn the truth?”
“Anthony told me she eavesdropped on a conversation between you and Helen.”
“And now?”
Patrick shoved his hands in his pockets. “And now the negotiation on Maiden Hill is over.”
