Page 17 of The Duke of My Heart

It was not typical for women to buy cabins in the countryside to write within, but Iris was not a typicalwoman.

Of course, she felt terrible for what she was suggesting. Not only did Iris fully understand how dangerous it was, it also pained her to consider being deceitful with someone else. Maybe Daisy was right, maybe the Duke would not be the man that she thought him to be, but that did not make him the right one forher.

She was probably doing him a favour, there was little chance that she would be a good wife for him. By freeing him from an arrangement that he clearly didn’t fully understand himself, he would be able to find someone much more willing to behis.

He would be happier without her, just as she would be without him. Maybe there would be a little bit of pain to start with, but that couldn’t last forever. This was the best solution foreveryone.

“We shall get started after breakfast,” Daisy jumped in firmly. “After all, we have no idea how long it will take your uncle to get here. The sooner we begin training you to act unlike yourself, thebetter.”

Iris bit down on her lip, trying to contain some of her thrill. She had a feeling this was going to be a lot of fun as well as useful. She would finally be able to act in the way that she’d always been taught toavoid.

She wouldn't belch though, that was a step too far. Hopefully, that wouldn't be as far as she needed to go to put the Duke off of her. She thought that in reality, it would be more likely to take very little. If this man was as cruel as Elizabeth suggested, then he probably liked the women in his life to act in a certain way. Not as she would in front ofhim.

“I will be finished with my breakfast soon,” she gushed happily. “And thank you again, Daisy. I simply do adoreyou.”