Chapter Twenty-Eight
Diana explained to Andrew about her father’s debt. It wasn’t easy and she felt terrible for opening up her father’s folly, but she had to be honest with him. She had to trust him.
He nodded throughout her explanation. When she got to the part where Lord Swindon had insisted she marry him in order to get him to forgive the debt, his lips pinched together, and she could tell he was holding back his ire.
“And so he keeps on bothering you for this money?” he finally asked, once she was finished with her tale.
“Yes. I’ve almost got all of it. I’ve got three thousand pounds. It’s just the last two thousand I need to somehow earn—and no, I refuse to borrow from you or anyone else. The ladies have all offered,” Diana said before he could even offer.
His face relaxed into
