Rose’s tears finally dried up on the ride home.
She looked at Harvey, aggrieved. “Cousin, why didn’t you speak up for me? Why did you make peace with them?”
“The engagement was only ever verbal; nothing concrete. You know that, don’t you?” Harvey was a reasonable man. He’d always been more mature than his peers.
Harvey was the one who accompanied Rose when she returned to China that year, and it was then that he met Julian.
Harvey handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears. “It’s better to leave the Frost family feeling indebted and owing you a favor than to have an all-out brawl.”
“But…”
“You said it yourself: Julian already has someone else he likes. The name you mentioned… I seem to remember it,” Harvey guessed tentatively. “Isn’t she the Miss Voss who used to chase after him rel
