Angel was grateful to him
Charles Thetford had come to her rescue when Evangeline Dorset desperately needed a friend. Now, settling in to her new life in London, she was conscious of stronger feelings for him.
Of course, there was no denying Charles was extremely attractive: rich, successful and a highly sought-after matrimonial prize. But Angel knew little about the way of the world. Perhaps she was confusing gratitude with love.
And Charles--how did he view her? As an attractive woman--or as an irritating disruption to his ordered life.