Now that Sophia had only a few hundred in her own pocket, discovering William's "fortune" made this newfound wealth impossible to forget. She was determined to get her hands on it.

If she'd had more money, she wouldn't have been too scared to buy meat at the market this morning, worried about wasting it if she messed up cooking.

But since William wouldn't hand it over, all she could do was glare at him twice and scheme silently.

The water in the pot started boiling, and the ...