CHAPTER EIGHTBond Street in London was where the fashionable bride went to choose her wedding gifts and the day after she became engaged, Lady Virginia Chesterham could be seen browsing, arm in arm with her future husband.
She wasted no time embarking on this expedition, because, as her mother had said to her,
“You are not getting any younger, my dear, and the sooner your marriage takes place the better.”
Aspreys was her destination. Here there were truly costly gifts to be found, such as befitted a titled lady.
The huge silver epergne was almost the most expensive item in the shop. So of course, the Duke thought wryly, Lady Virginia would be sure to want it.
He stood watching with sardonic amusement as she cooed over it, finally raising shining eyes to his.
“Is that really what you
