Henrietta Foredale

Henrietta, a character in the Desire &amp; Decorum series, is a countess in Egdewater and the wife of Vincent. She is the mother of Edmund and Harry and your character's stepmother. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Henrietta has long and wavy blonde hair tied up in a bun with blue eyes and light skin. She wears a purple dress with gold featuring as patterns on the sleeves and as chains along her chest.

Personality
As soon as she meets your character, she immediately dislikes her, showing that she is quick to judge. She also seems to enjoy spreading rumors, and will stop at nothing to bring Your Character down.

People speculate that she is only in it for the money, and after her first husband died, she scammed her way into marrying the Earl of Edgewater. She wants her son to become heir.

Edmund Marlcaster
Edmund Marlcaster is her son from her first marriage. She wants him to become the next Earl of Edgewater after her husband dies. She often talks for him and doesn’t let him speak for himself.

Vincent
Vincent, the Earl of Edgewater, is her second husband. They had a son together named Harry. In Chapter 2, Luke Harper revealed that she scammed her way into this marriage and that she only wanted to marry him to ensure her son would get a title.

Your Character
As soon as she meets your character, she develops an automatic dislike towards her. One of the reasons why this may be is because she views your character as a threat to her son becoming the heir. She will do anything in her power to make sure Vincent does not allow her to become the heiress, even going as far as threatening her.

Trivia

 * In Chapter 2, Luke Harper reveals that Henrietta payed Vincent's father to marry Vincent.