Cespvex
"I must admit, I was surprised you did not dance with any of the suitor."
"Even if I enjoy events such as my godmother's ball, they can be quite loud, can they not? And yet, I did not see you with a young debutante either."
"Perhaps I did not, because there was someone else I would have preferred to dance with. However, she seemed rather intent on remaining to the side, and I did not wish to interrupt her."
"Perhaps the lady would not have minded being interrupted. Perhaps she was even waiting for it."
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All Chrysanthe ever wanted was to be seen for who she was and not for who her family have. Not for the title or the land but for the woman who loved to take walks in the garden, looking and admiring flowers. The woman who would do anything to live her life for the fullest and to now regret a moment. The woman who wanted to marry for love and not out of duty.
And Benedict Bridgerton? Well, he wanted to be the free spirit of the family, not obligated to duties like his older brother was and not occupied with studies like his younger sister Eloise. In marriage, he simply wished for someone who would give him the gift of love and care without taking away his freedom, of his passion.
Like Lady Whistledown likes to write, the social season will show it's real colours soon enough and maybe discover new secrets of the ton.