Chapter 492

Doris was in her 60s, yet her thoughts were more naive than a woman in her 20s. Did she really believe that someone like Garrett—someone from that family—would marry a woman whose background was a walking disaster?

The Ashfords didn't need their daughter-in-law to be a political asset, but she certainly couldn't be a liability. Not to Garrett, and not to the family name.

When Lydia had first appro