
Horrible thought that their baby would’ve probably survived but the step mom more or less killed them.
I like what mellie said to her at the end of the novel. Mellie had a child, they met MIL and MIL seemed sad that the child doesn’t know her and that she won’t be allowed to see her grandchild. Mellie tells her something along the lines of “he wouldn’t be alive because of you if I’d stayed”

I’m sorry but I do think she’s in the wrong here, just unintelligent, childish, self destructive decision making. If outdated clothes and a servants carriage is the only option then simple don’t go and instead start preparing for a future upcoming ball. She wants to take on the role as a duchess but even I could’ve told you that a duchess would never show up like that ever
But I also think all of that goes out the window considering she’s stuck with two narcissists

This is so well said I couldn’t agree more lol I think of course the previous duchess is exerting her authority to try to remain in power and sabotages the FL, but if the FL had any tact, then with the multiple chances that she’s had to fulfill the duty she wants to fulfill so badly, she could’ve proven herself in some way. She’s just not helping herself by humiliating herself and then saying the wrong things at the wrong times (ch 21 why would she say that the reason she wants to sleep with him is because she had an obligation to give him a child )
“You’re adorable when you act like a child” questionable…
It's a figure of speech tho.
questionable figure if speech ( ̄へ ̄)
Lol? Okay?
He means childish, not childlike. Why do yall wanna see problems where there aren’t any??