“I think you should show him, sir,” she said, “If anything, he deserves to know.”
Arthur Madden nodded. “You’re probably right. Young Ethan deserves to know how bravely his father fought and died…”
That, too.
Madden fixed her with one of his patented intense gazes again. “You’ve seen what sort of man Jonathan Summerton was. A man whose first and only concern was for his family, even in the face of certain death…”
If his only concern had been for his family, Holly thought, then he should’ve kept the hell out of the Rebellion. After all, the Summertons had been rich and powerful. Unlike so many others, Lord Summerton had had a choice.
“…so if you won’t do it for me, then do it for him. Take care of his only surviving son. Be a friend to the boy.”
Holly shook her head. “He asked you,” s
