Chapter Thirty-Three
~June 2~
Charles and Mrs. Aldridge joined Elizabeth and Paul for a small, family celebration of the engagement before they all attended Lady Midton’s ball. All the ladies of the Wagering Whist Society agreed they would be in attendance to support Elizabeth should anything untoward occur. It was unlikely, however, as the knocker on Lord Rogan’s door had been removed making it clear that he had finally decided that retreat was his best option.
“You look beautiful,” Charles told Elizabeth quietly soon after he’d come into the drawing room.
She laughed “Why, thank you.” She did a graceful turn so he could admire her from every angle. “This is a new gown Tina, the Duchess of Warwick, designed for me. What do you think? Not too daring?”
The gown’s décolletage was lower
