You know exactly what will happen. Lord Sheldon will be forced to marry the girl to whom he is engaged and will be forgiven for anything else he has done, while Fleur will have to take all the blame and all the abuse earned by their behaviour will be heaped on her head.” - typical...
“The answer to that is ‘yes’!” he replied. “There are certain standards of behaviour that any decent man will expect from his wife and you, Miss Langford, conform to none of them!” - but that behaviour is accepted for men...
“I do not acknowledge it!” Magnus Fane snapped. “For people who are self-controlled and who wish to behave honourably, love is not a sufficient excuse for doing what is wrong and antisocial.” - while 'whoring' around if one is married is fine?...
"As he spoke, he brought down the whip he held in his right hand sharply across her shoulders. She gave a little scream of protest and as she did so he threw his whip onto the ground, dismounted and pulled her roughly into his arms....And his lips came down on hers.“I can only say that I am sorry,” Magnus said softly, “but I wanted you so desperately and I had forced myself to believe all the lies that I had been told about you.” - So he hits her, manhandles her, almost rapes her because he thought she had loose morals but they end up together... 🤔