Disgraceful
"Well, you know I never liked you. From the day you were born, you have stolen everything from my son. But God knew I never wished you harm, until a couple of weeks ago, when I discovered that your whore of a mother had also stolen my husband from me."
Closing his eyes, Ashton cursed himself for giving in to his reckless impulse. He should never have brought the diary to the London residence and left it there, only to be found by Aunt Cecily.
Peering down at him, the lady sniffed and wrinkled her nose as if he was a bug crawling at her feet.
"My husband, the bastard. While I'd been faithful and devoted to him, and spending my whole life to serve him and his family, he cheated with that whore