Oy, yes I know I suck, I am not going to give an explanation (even though the last couple of weeks have been not the best). Well, there I go explaining again. Anyway, sorry and this time I will not make any promises to 'update soon' but I will try. Maybe important to know that I want to end things around chapter ten and or eleven. Anyway, did y'all see S3 because I did. Was I the only one disappointed that Fife wasn't one of the suitors after all and that the 'Fife is always around Penelope' thing wasn't accurate in S3? He was delightfully rakish though and it was good to see him. Had to CACKLE aloud at the 'dead rich aunt' storyline for the Featherington's as I too wrote about a dead rich aunt. One of you correctly pointed out that since senior Fife is still alive, Robert shouldn't be a Lord, yeah good catch but we all know that I am a Hella lazy writer so please, overlook the fact that I don't do much research and I always claim to take creative liberties because it already takes me ages to write as is. Just thing of Senior Fife of Uber Lord or something but I do thank that person for pointing it out. I hope you enjoy this short chapter. I do NOT read my own work because I cringe so I tried as best as I could to continue from where we left off last. Ps. Before I forget, some Polin elements in this chapter, FYI and thank you very much for commenting, much love to you all.
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A FEW WEEKS LATER
It was not his habit to sulk and yet he did it and he hated himself for it. Normally, he would have long since scraped himself back together, dismissed the issue and got on with living his life again. But something prevented him from going on this time. He heaved a sigh and took just another sip of his whiskey.
His new butler Matthews came in, the old one having retired, and he eyed the content of the bottle of whiskey with concern but then tried to act nonchalant.
"Lunch will be ready soon, Sir".
"Thank you Matthews but I'm not hungry" Robert said, and it was also true, he had lost his appetite, at least for today.
"Sir" Matthews began cautiously, " if I may be so bold, that doesn't seem wise considering you have been consuming alcohol on an almost empty stomach for some time. I would advise you to eat something".
Robert felt annoyed at the butler's forwardness and intended to put him in his place but saw genuine concern in Matthews and he decided, for now, not to say anything about it.
"Fine, Matthews. Just send two sandwiches, which would be sufficient for now", Robert relented.
Matthews looked relieved and not much later he brought in the sandwiches and set them on the coffee table. Robert thanked him and then painstakingly took a few bites, which he should not have done. His stomach protested violently, and it wasn't long before he was retching and feeling absolutely terrible.
He then decided to take a walk and hoped the chilly air would make him feel better.
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It was fine. Everything was fine. Her mother was overjoyed and the same seemed to be true of Eloise who happily declared to her that "Penelope had always belonged to the family but it "was now official".
In turn, Penelope had hugged her and said she "would love nothing more".
And that was true, somewhere... somewhere Penelope wanted nothing more than to belong to the Bridgerton's, to be Colin's wife because that was her dream right? To marry Colin and now it was coming true. Five years ago, the moved next door to the Bridgerton's. They had moved to a better neighbourhood in London, her mother pleased that they could now socialise with a "higher-end group of people". What exactly her mother meant by this, Penelope did not know once but Portia was delighted to receive an invitation from Lady Bridgerton, her neighbour.
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Roman d'amourShe is not someone he is supposed to be interested in. Yet somehow Penelope Featherington had captured his interest and perhaps even Robert Fife's heart. However there is an obstacle in the form of another suitor, who is adamant to stop him from rea...
