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you don’t mind I came so late in the
day.”
    “No, I don’t mind, Duchess.” He gestured to
the tea. “You didn’t need to wait for me to come in before
drinking. I assure you I only get the best tea.”
    “I have no doubt your tea is delicious, but I
try to watch how much I drink when I leave the house. I really
shouldn’t even be out considering my delicate condition.” She
rubbed her belly. “Did you not receive my missive requesting you
come to my townhouse?”
    “I did, but my sister said all you wanted was
to hand me some questions.”
    “Yes. These questions are very important.
Your sister, Lady Reddington, and I want to make sure we get the
very best match for you. I would feel better doing that if you came
by to answer our questions. If you would rather fill them out here
and send them to me, I put them on your desk.”
    His gaze went to the desk she motioned to,
and he shook his head. “My sister knows me better than anyone. She
can answer those for me.”
    “While I appreciate your faith in your
sister, I advise you to reconsider. We don’t often know people as
well as we think we do.”
    He waved aside her warning. “That may be true
for most people, but Melissa and I are different. We have a strong
bond. Ever since she was born, I took her under my wing and
protected her. We agree on everything.” At least everything but
Logan. “Believe me, Duchess, she will answer those questions in the
same manner I would.”
    “I urge you to reconsider.”
    “There’s no need.” He collected the papers
and held them out to her. “I trust Melissa implicitly to do what’s
best for me.” When she looked as if she was going to protest again,
he added, “I have a dinner party at Lord Steinbeck’s this evening.
Tomorrow, I am going to meet with a businessman who stands to make
me a good profit in my investments. I’m an important gentleman. I
don’t have time to fill this out. That’s why I told Melissa to do
it for me.”
    After a moment, she closed her mouth and took
them. “As you wish, Mr. Jasper.”
    Satisfied, he smiled and wished her a
pleasant day before seeing her out.

 
    Chapter Four

     
    R egan arrived at her mother-in-law’s townhouse and knocked on
the door. She’d given herself permission to go to the seamstress’
after her appointment with Helena, so she could get started on her
wedding gown. There had been an inner debate for a good five
minutes over whether or not she should get a special gown, and in
the end, hope won out.
    She’d decided from here on out, she would
expect the best. This would work out. Helena, Melissa, and Chloe
would find her a husband who had a good heart and would treat her
son well. So it was with a light heart she followed the butler into
the drawing room where her mother-in-law, Eloise, was reading a
book to Leonard who was snuggled up with her in a chair.
    Eloise glanced up at her. “How did things go
with the duchess this afternoon?”
    “I think it went well,” she said as she went
over to kiss her son on the head. “Do you like the story
Grandmother’s reading to you?”
    Leonard nodded but wiggled off the chair.
“Can we go to the park?”
    “I promised him I’d take him to the park if
he was good,” Regan explained to Eloise.
    “Well, he was.” Eloise glanced at Leonard and
added, “You were a perfect gentleman.”
    “Good. Then we will go to the park. But
first, I want to talk to your grandmother, so why don’t you have a
tart? We’ll go soon.” She sat in the chair next to Eloise and
asked, “Would you like to join us?”
    “Not today, thank you.” She closed the book
and placed it on the table while Leonard picked up a tart and bit
into it. “Did the duchess pick someone for you?”
    “Not yet, though it seems one of the ladies
who works with her said she had someone in mind.”
    “Sounds intriguing!”
    “It does. Lady Toplyn said he fit everything
I was looking for. The most important thing being that he has a
tender