He Expected His Wife to Beg—She Bowed Once and Walked Out Forever

Edmund Ashcombe expected his wife to argue. Perhaps cry. Perhaps beg him not to hand seven years of her work to another man. Honora did none of those things. She placed the brass key to her correspondence cabinet beside forty-three unopened petitions, bowed once, and walked out of Blackmere Hall. By Sunday, she still had not returned. What Edmund does not understand is that Honora was never simply answering letters. She had quietly built a network holding families, apprentices, widows, fishermen, and half of Greyhaven together. And once she is gone, the Marquess finally begins to discover how much of his estate was standing on work he never bothered to see. #HistoricalRomance #MarriageDrama #StrongHeroine #SecondChanceLove #PeriodDrama DISCLAIMER: This is a fictional story created for entertainment purposes. All characters and events are fictional.