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Admittedly, the latter could not be called an accident, but Arabella had been right when she’d pointed out to Lucian that the gossips would only see the larger picture rather than the minutiae Another ‘accident’ in the Wynter faossip, if not an actual scandal

Lucian didn’t knohether to be relieved or otherhen the first person he saw as he and Grace entered Winton Hall a fewto one side of the entrance hall, conversing quietly with a ardeners

Darius disreet the as he took Grace’s hand in his ‘There is no need to look so alarmed, Grace,’ he soothed ‘The physician has been sent for’

‘Aunt Margaret?’ Instead of cal her, Darius’s clipped manner only seemed to have alarmed Grace more and she snatched her hand froaret?’

Darius’s face tightened ‘There is no need for hysteria, Grace’

‘Grace is not a lady given to hysteria’ Lucian thought it best to steer Darius away fro in ainst it

Darius shot Lucian a frowning glance ‘All evidence to the contrary,’ he drawled ‘I suppose that silly maid made a drama out of the incident?’

Lucian reached out to take a fir temper with Darius’s lack of explanation ‘We will have more of an idea of that e knohat comprises the accident’

‘Is it Aunt Margaret?’ Grace could contain her elared up at Darius ‘Tell me what has happened to her!’

‘Nothing has happened to her’

‘Rose said there had been an accident—’

‘Rose, I presu’s accident did not involve Margaret, Grace’