True love didn't exist before you || Anthony Bridgerton

~ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑟 ~

Lady Danbury and the queen were walking side to side in palace courtyard. Talking about the newest gossip and of course Miss Cordelia plans to marry, after all she was living in Lady Danbury's household.

"How is my diamond? I assume you know little bit better how her social season is going." And raised her brow.

"She is doing.., well. Some suitors that she has had were being turned away by her actions. She do not have really interest for finding good suitor for her but.., I have been watching her and I can say she and Lord Bridgerton are enjoying their time together. They clearly seem to joy their time together."

"Yes, it seems Lord Bridgerton and Miss Cordelia are, indeed, enjoying their time together." Queen said and hummed. They walked for a while after their discussion before Lady Danbury had to head back to town.

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"Come in." Anthony said as he wrote his signatures on some important work papers. It was for his surprise that Daphne had paid a visit in his office.

"Hello brother." Daphne said as she closed the door behind her. Anthony finally lifting his eyes from the papers to look her sister. "Sister, did you need something?"

"No, not really.., I came because I would like to know more about Miss Cordelia, before I meet her in Aubrey hall." And sat on a chair front of the table.

Anthony's brows furrowed, wondering what was this about. "And what would you like to know about her? I told you everything about her yesterday."

"Yes, but what is she truly like? What she likes to do, does she have a family?" She wanted to know everything about the woman who had caught his eldest brother eye.

"Well, I believe she likes horse riding, reading.." Of course Anthony didn't tell about her sister their little horse race in the field, it was their little secret. "Not that this would be why I am interested about her but she is the season's diamond, like you were. He kept little pause before continuing. "She does have a mother, who with she lived before she had to leave her daughter here and travel to France help her friend, I believe."

"No father?" Daphne asked carefully not wanting to over step.

"No, Miss Cordelia told me he died soon after her birth." Anthony lowered his voice, he knew what it felt like to live without your father.

"Oh.. I am sorry for her." Daphne said with little sadness in her voice. For a moment both of the siblings stayed silence. "You told she is the diamond of the season?" That part had got Daphne curious, her brother interested about season's diamond. "Did you got interest about her because she is the diamond?" Daphne was filling Anthony with her question.

"No, of course not. She is different than other, you will believe it when you see her and what comes to her being season's diamond, I would say she is far from the original that we have saw every year."

"Oh? Is she some how more scandalous than the other have been?" She said with laugh in her voice.

He chuckled little before answering her question. "No, no. What I mean she isn't interested about finding fine gentleman for herself, she wouldn't care less about suitors who are approaching her in the balls." Her sister got quiet as she watched Anthony carefully.

"Maybe she has already found her fine gentleman." And little smirk came on Daphne's lips. Her words got Anthony's cheeks little red, he thought maybe she was right, maybe. "But that way you spoke about her tells me she might be the one for you." And she rose from the chair. "Thank you, Anthony. Now I know more about your future Viscountess." She said lastly and left Anthony in his office alone.