Pemberley and all of its holdings were laid before her. To her credit, she did not gasp or in any manner give way to her shock, but then again, he supposed he had already shocked her so deeply that to shock her further might be impossible. “This will be your part of it,” he told her, pointing at the page. “No matter what, this sum is yours, wholly yours, whether or not you bear my child, whether you produce an heir, whether you…” Brief momentary distaste arose in his throat and seized his breath for a moment, “…marry again. I mean, of course you shall marry again. I hope you marry, I want
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