Duchess of Hastings

CHAPTER 5 " Anthony "

- Morning -

( Charlotte and the children are at the drawing room )

William: your not going to your mother's? I heard your sister is going to have lots of callers this morning

Charlotte: no, I won't be going a lot of gentlemen's are going to be there and I'm guessing Anthony is going to be there, I don't want to cause a drama

William: alright, I shall be going, goodbye

Charlotte: bye, be careful

( William kissed Charlotte's forehead )

- After Lunch -

Charlotte: Anne!

Anne: yes, your grace?

Charlotte: I'll be going to Mama, and I'm taking the children you should come too

Anne: of course, your grace, I'll tell the footman to prepare the carriage

( Charlotte went to Harriet and Edmund's playroom )

Charlotte: children

Edmund: mother!

Harriet: is something wrong?

Charlotte: no, now tell me who wants to visit grandma?

Harriet: oh, I do!

Edmund: me! I would love to visit grandma!

Charlotte: alright let's go

( Charlotte and the children including little charlie who is a few days old came along too, with Anne's assistance of course )

- Bridgerton House -

Harriet: grandma!

Violet: oh! Look what we have here

( Harriet and Edmund ran to their grandmother's arms )

Violet: Lottie dear you didn't told me you we're coming

Charlotte: surprise

Francesca: you brought charlie too

( Hyacinth, Daphne, and Francesca got up on their feet to see little charlie )

Daphne: may I sister?

( Charlotte gave charlie to Daphne )

Hyacinth: he's really big now

( Eloise was just seating down and reading another scandal sheet of lady whistledown )

Harriet: do you have the chocolate pies grandma?

Violet: yes of course, Anne could you get them from the kitchen

( Charlotte sat across her mother while Daphne, Francesca, and hyacinth are playing with Charlie. Harriet and Edmund are playing with their toys )

Charlotte: where's brother?

Violet: which one? You have 4

Charlotte: the oldest one

Violet: he just left after crashing Daphne's supposedly perfect morning with her suitors

Charlotte: oh god, what happened?

Violet: he won't let anyone near your sister

Charlotte: I'll try and talk to him

Violet: you should he would listen to you, oh and you'll be joining the opera this evening are you?

Charlotte: yes, I'm going with William he secured 2 seats for us

Violet: good, Daphne and I would be coming too

Charlotte: no Anthony?

Violet: no, he would be skipping tonight's event. And almost forgot we'll be having a family dinner

Charlotte: I'll be happy to join with William

Violet: oh how lovely

( Anne entered the room with the chocolate pies )

Anne: the chocolate pies are here my lady

Harriet: pies!
Edmund: it's here!

( Both of them ran to get as many as they can )

Violet: be careful now

Charlotte: don't put so much in your mouth, that's plenty you won't be finishing that

( But they didn't listen they just stuffed their faces with lots of chocolate pies )

- The Opera -

( Charlotte and William went together at the Opera while the children are left at home with Anne )

( William & Charlotte entered the Theatre )

( People are bowing and Curtsying as they were the Earl And Countess of Cornwall )

( Charlotte saw Daphne and Her mother across the theatre )

Charlotte: oh look, there they are

( They approached them )

Violet: Lottie dear, your here

Daphne: sister, I love your dress

Charlotte: as much as I love yours

( Lady Danbury approached them )

Lady Danbury: Lady Bridgerton, Miss Bridgerton I would like to invite both of you to my box this evening

( Before Violet could say no, lady Danbury added and said )

Lady Danbury: I insist

( She left )

Charlotte: well I guess, goodluck tonight listening to her

Daphne: Mama would love it, Am I right Mama?

Violet: yes, yes indeed

( She said with a low tone of her voice )

William: see you later

Violet: See you Will

Daphne: bye

( After that William and Charlotte went to their box and watched the Opera for the rest of the night )

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