" What do you think, Philip? Won’t she be all the rage?” I couldn’t look at Philip. He would undoubtedly say something polite, which everyone would know was a lie. But then, when he didn’t immediately answer, I had to look at him. I was so surprised by what I saw that I looked twice. Philip held his mother’s gaze with a hard look in his eyes. A muscle jumped in his jaw. He almost looked angry, but I couldn’t fathom why her words would spark such a reaction in him. Lady Caroline’s smile turned hard—almost mocking—from across the table. After a tense silence, he finally said, “Undoubtedly. "

― Julianne Donaldson , Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1)