“I’m sorry,” Charlotte said quickly. “I didn’t mean to upset you. I’m just concerned about your future.” “Try being concerned about me instead,” Oliver snapped. “I won’t submit myself to a life that would make me absolutely miserable, and you shouldn’t want me to.” Charlotte looked away, her face turning pink. She looked embarrassed. Good. “Perhaps,” Lu said after a long pause, “you’ll be able to find someone who you can be yourself with at home. Even if you have to pretend to be Elizabeth in certain public situations, perhaps you’ll find someone you can be a husband with in the privacy of
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