Chapters 22-25 Summary

Elizabeth is at her uncle's town home the following day visiting with Alex and the dowager duchess, still scheming on how to end Elizabeth's betrothal to Sir Belhaven. They are interrupted when Elizabeth's uncle arrives and announces that he has entered into a marriage contract with Ian Thornton on her behalf. Before Elizabeth can react, Ian arrives. Ian drags Elizabeth out of the room and explains to her that he now knows the truth and that he regrets his part in her downfall. Elizabeth becomes angry, accusing Ian of marrying her out of pity. To convince her that this is untrue, Ian agrees to allow Elizabeth to add a few conditions to their marriage contract. When they attempt to do this, however, Elizabeth's uncle becomes angry. Ian throws the uncle out of the house, insisting on buying the town house when...