Lady Eleanor had always hoped he would convince him, or maybe someday, Erik might change his mind. But as the years passed, none of it seemed possible.
His mother was everything but a woman who forced responsibility on her children, except if the condition made her do so. And now, he's expected to bear that responsibility even after knowing what his reputation looked like.
Lady Eleanor believed that handing the affairs of the estate to him might change his indulgence, but it did exactly the opposite. So over the years, he accepted, as long as she did not pry. To Lady Eleanor, it was as long as he kept his dirty deeds under the soil.
So it went on for years.
However, things were going exactly south. He was known to be the famous Rake. When Lady Eleanor discovered it, she was furious as expected. But a few days later, she proposed a solution he terribly despised, one he'd spent his entire lifetime avoiding.
Marriage.
