karlu
: I'm only up to ch. 57 but I can kind of guess what happened in the original novel. The original Duchess was definitely doing everything in her power to protect Ethan and his mom. Ethan broke her trust and heart first but she was keeping Eleanor safe and away from the Dowager. My guess is that she made herself the enemy for the Dowager to focus on her. She had Ethan's image made into a tyrant and playboy so the dowager and everyone else couldn't marry him off and would be cautious around him. But ultimately she failed at trying to protect Ethan and Eleanor since Ethan' offed himself. So she found someone could keep both of them alive. Since her approach was burning any threat and the new Duchess tries to customer service her way out of all threats.
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