Duke Inherited A Little Girl The Night His Best Friend Died—Now He Had To Find Her A Mother

Описание: Dominic Ashford, the Duke of Montrose, loses his best friend Marcus Whitmore to a hospital fever on the same night he becomes guardian to Marcus’s four-year-old daughter, Iris. Grieving and overwhelmed, Dominic brings Iris to his home and realizes he can’t raise her alone. Pressured by his formidable grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Montrose, he returns to London’s social season to find a wife—someone who will truly love Iris, not just his title.
At the Harrington Ball, Dominic befriends Sebastian Cole, Earl of Pemberton, who helps him navigate society. Dominic becomes intrigued by Lady Vivienne Beaumont, a brilliant but guarded woman known as the “Ice Queen” for rejecting suitors. Their conversations are unusually honest, and Vivienne makes Dominic laugh despite herself. Dominic admits he needs a wife to help raise Iris, and Vivienne is unexpectedly moved by his devotion.
As their courtship deepens through more balls and quiet walks, Vivienne’s secret—she is “Lady Gossip,” the anonymous author of wildly popular scandal-satires about the ton—threatens to ruin her family and her future. Sebastian pieces it together and urges her to confess. Vivienne tries but keeps hesitating until a violent robbery at a ball forces both of them into action: Dominic treats the injured while Vivienne fights off a thief with a candlestick.
The next day, Vivienne finally tells Dominic the truth. Instead of rejecting her, he’s impressed by her talent and courage, and he renews his proposal. They marry, and Vivienne bonds instantly with Iris, forming a real family. Months later, someone threatens to expose Vivienne, luring her to a midnight meeting—revealed to be Lady Cordelia Pryce, a jealous rival. But Vivienne neutralizes the threat by refusing to be ashamed, and Dominic stands firmly beside her.
Over the years, they build a full life: Dominic opens a free clinic in London, Vivienne keeps writing (eventually without fear), and Iris grows up loved, bold, and independent—later choosing love over society’s approval. Dominic and Vivienne age together, still playful, still devoted, proud of the family and legacy they created.
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