A Most Faithful Companion (Supposed Scandal #4)

A Most Faithful Companion (Supposed Scandal #4)

Author: Kasey Stockton Listening Length: 7h 39m
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She cannot afford scandal. He cannot forget her. Nine years ago, Emma Darling chose duty—and lost everything for it. With her parents gone, her standing in ruins, and her dreams packed away, she has survived by becoming an unimposing companion to the kind, if meddlesome, Mrs. Buckley. It is not the life she imagined, ...

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FOUR YEARS LATER

The east wing no longer looked broken and jagged as it had after Mr. Buckley’s death. It was vibrant with light and the echo of sound that often came from the pianoforte. The scent of varnish clung to the wood, in sharp relief against the lavender cloud that followed Mrs. Buckley around.

Emma stood in the doorway with her hands folded at her waist, observing Mrs. Buckley and Owen seated together on the sofa, their heads bent close over the toddler between them.

She had just returned from visiting Mrs. Clifton at Primrose End, where Mrs. Clifton now lived with Mrs. Buckley.