Although the notorious rake Lord Charles Carlisle and his stuffy cousin Fitzwilliam Darcy had never got along, they agreed on at least one thing: the house party at the Marquess of Bentham's estate was sure to be excruciatingly dull.
To stave off boredom, Lord Charles made a bet: while visiting Benthall Manor, he would seduce his sister's beautiful companion. After all, for a seasoned ladies' man like him, it would be easy pickings. And Darcy's disapproving looks? Who cared?
But when Darcy discovered that Charles's latest target was Elizabeth Bennet, the woman who had once rejected his proposal, he could no longer stand by and watch the woman he loved be toyed with.
What he never expected was that his rakish cousin had an unspeakable secret, and that his attentions toward Elizabeth served another purpose.
With one farcical episode after another, from a midnight rescue and secret meetings to rumors of an illegitimate child, blackmail plots, and a failed elopement, the house party finally brought everyone to a new consensus: there was nothing
"What kind of trick did she play? Now everyone thinks Mr. Paxton is pursuing her, which is troublesome enough. What if the family starts to think about letting Eleanor marry Darcy again? This situation is almost turning into a romantic comedy of coincidences in Shakespeare's works - maybe next it will be her and Eleanor who disguise themselves as men and marry the right man by mistake." Catch a bug for the author~ Maybe everyone thinks Darcy is pursuing Li Zi, right?