Page 17 of A Duchess to Fight For
Jack laughed. “Yes, it is.”
Louisa waited until Jack was talking with someone before she turned to Percy and said, “Want to talk about it?”
Percy shrugged. “There’s nothing to talk about. I went to visit her, which I have been doing for over a month. She turned me away at the door. After the second time, I thought I would talk to her tonight. Of course, she’s not here.”
He asked, “Did the gossip include the reason? It’s so sudden.”
“I agree. I’ll see what I can find out,” Louisa said. “Although going after a wealthier man is all the incentive some women need. You may have done nothing wrong.”
“Thank you.”
Louisa suspected Percy’s pride was hurt more than anything else. It stung to be dropped, and Nora did it in such an awkward way, Percy couldn’t help feeling put out.
Louisa knew the relationship wasn’t very strong, but Nora was a nice person and good company.
She thanked God Percy wasn’t the type of man who couldn’t see a woman for what she was. He wouldn’t end up with a terrible woman who would make him miserable.
Someday he would see it was for the best. Another week or two, and he’d be more of a catch than ever.
