Chapter Nineteen
THE TEARS IN Miss Cherington’s eyes pulled at his heart. He understood too well what she must go through every day.
Lady Vallentyn was a tyrant. He’d figured that out for himself over the past two weeks. But today she’d shown too much of her true self and it wasn’t pleasant.
Yet here he was making Miss Cherington feel guilty for wanting to leave this terrible situation. But he couldn’t take her with him. He couldn’t allow himself to become anymore attached to her. It had been difficult enough to keep his heart clear of such emotions during his stay. It would be absolutely impossible if she came with him.
And then what would he do with her? She said she wanted to see South America, but that was innocence speaking. The girl knew nothing of the world, let alone how to mak
