The New Maid Arrived to Test the Duke — What She Overheard in His Study Changed Her Mind

She was not supposed to stay more than a week. Carys arrived at Aldencourt with a list of things to observe and a letter to write at the end of it — her guardian's instructions, precise and practical. Assess the Duke's character. Note how he treats his staff. Return with a verdict. She had expected arrogance. She had expected the kind of man who made it easy. On the third day, she was passing his study when the door stood open an inch. She stopped. She listened. What she heard was not what she had been sent to find — and it was not something she could put in a letter. A Regency period drama. New stories every day.