The Price of Annulment

Constance's expression suddenly darkened, her face tightening with displeasure.

The marriage between the two families had always been about mutual benefit—Stanhope family seeking Ashbourne family's heritage, and Ashbourne family relying on Stanhope family's military power.

Who the marriage was with didn't matter—whether it was Rosalind or Ophelia, as long as it was the daughter of the Ashbourne fa