It was barely a day later when Edward decided to return to Hawkins Lane, where he knocked on the door to request an audience. Who should answer but Rose ( Read more... )

One morning, Edward awoke from a drunken stupor, blinking in the morning light, only to find Caroline already dressed for the day ahead.

“I don’t want you to go,” she said, then turned and left the room.

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One night Edward sat in the Livid Brews. ( He'd like to say he was not his usual self, but the sad fact of the matter was that he was. )

What a scandal it had been: Caroline Scott marrying beneath her would have been cause for gossip enough. That she had spurned Matthew Hague in the process constituted quite a stir, and some time after, Edward wondered if that scandal might ultimately have worked in their favour, because while he steeld himself for retribution, for over a month, he ( Read more... )