Marguerite Kaye The Truth Behind Their Practical Marriage

Estelle puzzled over this insight into his thinking while they waited for his coffee to be served. ‘Occupied to the extent that there would be no room for a wife and family?’ she asked when they were once again alone.

He hesitated, drinking his coffee in one gulp in the Italian manner. ‘The structures I build will be my legacy.’

Was that an answer? She still couldn’t understand why he was so set against marriage, but his words had struck a chord none the less. Aidan could not be a mathematician, but being an engineer was a practical alternative use of his talents. ‘To follow your logic, if my continued single status denies me the opportunity of having a family of my own,’ Estelle said, ‘then perhaps I should consider helping other families raise their children.’

‘Surely you don’t imagine yourself as a governess?’