Theodore Somerset

Theodore Somerset, a character in The Unexpected Heiress series, is the Viscount of Ashbourne, husband of Blythe Somerset and father of Francis and John. He is first seen in Chapter 2.

Appearance
Theodore has gray short hair, blue eyes and fair skin. He wears a black suit jacket with a white bowtie, and a white vest and a white shirt.

Personality
According to Effie, Lord Somerset is an honorable employer. Even though he has a lot on his shoulders with running the estate, he has always been kind to the staff.

The Unexpected Heiress

 * Chapter 1: Windcroft Manor (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 2: Blood Relatives
 * Chapter 3: Lay of the Land
 * Chapter 4: Roses & Thorns
 * Chapter 5: Without a Trace (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 6: A Sordid Affair (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 7: Belle of the Ball
 * Chapter 9: The Cause
 * Chapter 11: Upper Echelon
 * Chapter 12: The Hunter and the Prey (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: Raising the Stakes
 * Chapter 14: Buried Truths (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: Reckoning
 * Chapter 16: The Bride

Dowager Ashbourne
Vivian Somerset is Theodore's mother.

Blythe Somerset
Blythe Somerset is Theodore's wife and the Viscountess of Ashbourne.

Francis Somerset
Francis Somerset is Theodore's older son and heir.

John Somerset
John Somerset is Theodore's younger son. They took him in when he was an infant shortly after their daughter died in infancy.

Amelia Hayes
By all accounts, it appears that Theodore had affection for Amelia like a daughter. He thought she was lovely young lady who was very kind and thoughtful. As Gemma tells you and Miss Ainsley corroborates, he was saddened by Amelia's death, feeling as if they lost a second daughter. They bought the finest cemetery plot in Windcroft as a symbolic place to visit her, but they thought it would be best for her to lay rest in New York with her family.

According to Francis, Theodore believes the doctors who said Amelia died of natural causes. He is not suspicious of foul play even though the illness that she died of is not common in women as young as her. Because of her death, they kept their townhouse in London shuttered this year because they did not feel up to participating in the Season themselves.

Your Character
At the formal dinner, you are introduced to him, the viscountess, and the dowager viscountess. He is friendly and cordial and is impressed by your manners. You remind him a bit of Victoria, but he does not elaborate who she is. If you wear Amelia's engagement dress, he gives you the locket that she wore at her engagement party.

Trivia

 * He is shown on the cover of The Unexpected Heiress.
 * His character model resembles Rodger Crandall from High School Story: Class Act.
 * According to Blythe, their marriage was arranged, and they barely knew about each other. However, they grew to love each other in time, and both Theodore and Blythe consider themselves lucky to have done so.
 * He shares his first name with male Theo Carter from Ship of Dreams.