Percival is definitely the child of Duke Richards and Rosalyn Sinclaire and Lady Lavinia is definitely Ernest’s wife who was have been “dead” since the child was born.
I think Ledford Park was burned because Gideon wanted to erase any proof of Rosalyn being alive or how she faked her death.
Lady Lavinia (aka Rosalyn) will wed Viscount Westonly, kill him and take his fortune.
Gideon will marry Rosalyn and become Percival stepfather.
Then Gideon will kill Rosalyn and become the legal guardian of Percival.
The killing of Rosalyn would be made with Ernest family pistol so he can blame him on the crime, something like “Mr. Ersnest Sinclaire found out that her wife was still alive and in a jealous rage, he killed her”
Maybe he will try to incriminate MC saying that she helped killing Rosalyn in order to marry Mr. Sinclair.
Therefore, Mc lose her title and Harry becomes Earl of Edgewater.
With Harry as head of a prestigious house at his side and the fortune of Viscount Westonly, Gideon will led a revolution and try to claim the English throne in the name of his stepson.
Once Percival becomes King, Gideon asumes the position of Regent due to Percival being a minor and then he becomes the most powerfull man in England.
(Sorry if I made a mistake, english is not my first language)
We know that the scumbag, aka Duke Tristan Richards of Karlington, is not the best marksman and also he doesn’t have a sense of honor or chivalry so I was thinking of the duel and the posibles outcomes.
We are in chapter nine so we have between eight and ten more chapters before the book ends, so I believe that pixelberry is not going to resolve the engagement in this stage of the story.
Knowing what we know about the duke, I think he will use his “virtues” in his favor. Instead of winning the duel, he will ensure that Mr. Sinclaire (or the Li of choice), wins the confrontation but in a way that he looses his honor so he can not really win MC.
Yes, I believe that the guns are altered but in a way to make look bad the Li, not Duke Richards.
So even if Mr Sinclaire “wins”, Mc can’t be with him or he refuses to be with Mc to avoid her losing Edgewater. After all, the bishop will not aprove Edgewater inheritance with such an union.
My name is Mariana Bennet. And I am the fastest woman alive. When my mother died I find out that my father was a nobleman, the earl of Edgewater and I became a Lady, something I thought was impossible. To the outside world I am an ordinary country girl, a bastard child and engaged to the Duke of Karlington, but secretly I am in love of Mr Ernest Sinclair. And one day, I’ll find all the clues to broke my engagement and become the Countess of Edgewater. I am Lady Mariana.
Because during XIX century you could not have a cellphone, instead of a buzzing ending your happines, it is your very own Lady Grandmother who betrays you and stabs you in the back with a dagger called Duke Tristan “piece of shit” Richards of Karlington.
I thought I will never said this but: FUCK YOU, grandma!
• Viscount Westonly was playing about being deaf and he actually can hear as clear as water. He plays being deaf because he is boring or use it to hear secrets. Depending on how MC treated him in the past, he will or won’t help us.
• Duke Richards use this situation (about Henrietta bribing the vicar) in is advantage and forces Mc to marry him in order to keep Edgewater.
• The love interst of choice proposes to Mc but later she is forced to accept the duke’s proposal. Like something invert of what happened in TRR book one. Instead of the prince being in a engagement he doesn’t want, is the MC.
This chapter was really sad. At least MC had the chance to say goodbye. I can relate to her because I saw my father die in front of me but I did not got the chance to say to him how much I loved him. At least, in a small, and sort off silly way, I was able to say goodbye.
Summary: Roselyn Sinclaire reflects in her actions toward her ex-husband.
Characters: Ernest Sinclaire; Roselyn Sinclaire. The mentioned characters belong to Pixelberry. No copyright infringement intended.
Word Count: +/- 1550
Rating:Teen +, maybe M
Warnings: Mention of childbirth; Mention of rape; Mention of prostitution; Mention of adultery; Desire and Decorum book spoilers; Reader’s discretion is advised. ⚠️
Notes:
⚜English is not my first language. Please, excuse me for any typos /or grammatical errors.
Several times a day I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. I’m back at my London townhouse! It feels so good to be wrapped in a soft silky dress, be sprawled in a comfortable armchair, feel the warmth of the fireplace in my bones!
A few weeks after I knocked at Ledford Park’s door, Ernest decided that it would be more convenient to come here because of the approach childbirth due date. He hasn’t told me yet, but I heard the staff comment the master had hired the best midwife in London to help me.
My heart aches thinking about the days I spent at the women’s shelter. I fell into that situation as a result of my bad choices. It was a fair punishment for my vanity and lust. However, that was not the case for most of my housemates. Some of the women I met there were just girls who had been raped by strangers; others had become prostitutes so as not to starve and took refuge there to not have their babies in the middle of the dirty streets.
The thought of childbirth moment sent a shiver down my spine. I remember waking up at dawn with my mother’s screams while she was having my younger brother. Despite the nanny’s efforts to try to stop me, I managed to peek through the crack in the door. It was a frightening sight. I asked my nanny why mum was in so much pain. “God said to the woman ‘I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain, you shall bring forth children.’ The pain is the price to pay for the sin,” the nanny replied. If the pain is proportionate to the sin, then I will have a great tribulation ahead. However, the memory of my mother nursing my little brother the next day, make the memories of the night before seemed to have been just a bad dream. I remember thinking how a God’s punishment could be so cute?
It’s 4am in the morning and I’m just lying here thinking about how Ximena or Sienna or Briar or Madeleine or even goddang Xanthe would ram MC/how MC would ram them because honestly my thirst for non-LI characters will forever be unquenchable.
Ximena? Unbelievably soft top. 10/10 would continuously and accidentally turn MC on by being her tol and physically affectionate self. Is all about encouraging and praising MC in bed and treating her like something precious and valuable.
Sienna? A firecracker in bed. Not a hint of shyness to her when she gets going, likes to be playful and absolutely will turn the tables and climb MC like a tree when she feels like it. Cute as a button, but surprisingly assertive.
Briar? Not a shy or hesitant person by nature, but MC is her best friend and she does not know how to handle that?? After years of never even giving it a second thought, it takes her a bit to thaw, but when she does, it’s all fun and comfortable and she easily takes the lead - at least until MC feels confident enough to top her (Briar loves it)
Madeleine? Probably just gets really drunk at some state event and realizes that she really likes the thought of MC addressing her as queen. MC is a dumbass and living her best thot live and probably indulges her for fun. Madeleine thinks she’s topping but really, MC holds all the cards and knows exactly what she’s doing.
Xanthe? In an ideal world where PB wrote her as a three-dimensional character with actual human emotions, I could see her actually being good at her job. MC does not expect this petty-ass bitch to have actual skills, but turns out Xanthe can back up her wild claims. If it came to it, Xanthe would love lording her power over MC. There is no money or expensive gifts to be gained, but she’d absolutely try to humiliate and subdue MC with sex - then proceed to fail horribly because MC will fuck the living daylights out of her. RIP Xanthe’s petty bitch ass.
