Chapter 407

• Violet clipped the Mystic Pearl earrings onto my ears while I skimmed through the market news on my phone. She was talking, but I was only half-listening until her tone shifted.
• “If an ordinary woman made that choice, I could let it slide,” she said. “But Claire's from the Spencer family. They’ve got a hundred-year legacy in Ebonflow old money, unbroken lineage. Sure, things got messy after your aunt eloped, but it’s not like Claire lacks options. And still, she’s desperate to marry up? Why cling to someone with more power when marrying someone beneath her station would give her the upper hand?”
• I looked up from my screen, raising an eyebrow. “Sounds like you're calling her foolish.”