It bothers me that someone that's a bit removed from elite circles is taking their gossip about someone to heart. He listened to them and made up his own assumptions
Swear. What is the point of believing in something that has yet to be confirmed and doesn't hold to be true at all by randos as well. Men in that era are so gross to me because of their social status and privilege he still sees her as property too!!!
Right? I like that he's helping the boys the best way he knows how but he never bothered to find a solution for the girl orphans. He could've hired a tutor for them but just shrugged his shoulders and said, "marriage or odd jobs"
He doesn't look at the big picture at all with the orphans nor FL
Adding that him falling in love with the redhead FL was likely because she represented the life he wanted for himself. This adds on to the "property" you mentioned
Exactly to both of your comments. I'm glad the cover art doesn't hint that he is in the picture because sometimes it gives the clue as to who the FL will end up with I'm hope that it's hinting to her choosing herself in the long run. IM BEGGING FOR THAT TO BE THE CASE.
Slim chances since the coverart just looks like a page piece. I'm guessing they will end up together because it seems like they have a past he doesn't remember (when she mentioned seeing his happy face long ago as a child)
I get that you have been traumatized....I understand.... but to treat someone like an after thought and aspect things will go your way regardless is wild.
You don't deny not a single one of your behaviors towards her yet you assume you are going to be forgiven if you START to do better just because you didn't initially see something that you WANTED to see in your fiance but you didn't even TRY to get to know her in her entirety though I'm grateful to the book for awakening kind part of her that she never got to explore.
Instead you lead her on and kept guessing instead of making things clear....horrible.