Rebecca Seymour

Rebecca Seymour, a character in The Unexpected Heiress series, is the Marchioness Huntsbury and part of the Somersets' aristocratic social circle. She is first seen in Chapter 4.

Appearance
Rebecca has brown eyes, black hair, and fair-to-tan skin. She wears a white high-collared blouse and light teal green coat.

Personality
She is polite and reserved. According to the dowager, she "has a tendency to get overshadowed in a more boisterous crowd, especially when she is compared to her husband." However, the dowager also praises her dutiful nature and her care for her family. She is also very proper and ladylike, not wanting to participate in sports such as cricket, grouse hunting, or in a game of Imposter. She is shown to be very protective of her children and wants them to be financially secure.

The Unexpected Heiress

 * Chapter 4: Roses & Thorns
 * Chapter 5: Without a Trace (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 7: Belle of the Ball
 * Chapter 10: Power Play
 * Chapter 11: Upper Echelon
 * Chapter 12: The Hunter and the Prey
 * Chapter 13: Raising the Stakes
 * Chapter 14: Buried Truths
 * Chapter 15: Reckoning
 * Chapter 16: The Bride

Vincent Seymour
Vincent is her husband. During the garden party, he mentions that he gambled away a gift from her father to her dismay, but dismisses her feelings and tells her that he can just buy a new one to replace it. Effie is not sure if he is aware of how he acts towards his wife; she cannot tell if he's oblivious or cruel.

In Chapter 7, he says that Rebecca was so quiet when they initially met, and he was pleased with the match they made. In Chapter 10, his gambling affliction is apparent as he argues with his wife that it's only a bit of spending money and a few harmless games of cards. When she tries to protest, he argues that he is the one who manages their finances and that she shouldn't worry about it.

When Amelia had a small ladies' get-together with her Aunt Maude, Nicolette, and Rebecca, Rebecca admitted to the girls that she and Vincent went through a difficult period after their oldest son, Edwin, was born. It took her years to conceive again, and she thought it was shameful since it is her duty to bear heirs.

Your Character
You meet Rebecca at the garden party, and you earn her approval by acting with decorum. In Chapter 10, if you tell her that she needs to be firm with him about his gambling, she politely thanks you but says it is a private matter that she doesn't wish to discuss.

Amelia Hayes
If you earn her approval at the garden party, she describes Amelia as "very popular" and recounts a story about a time when Amelia got into an argument with her husband because he was talking over her and Amelia came to her defense. She also states they attended (as well as everyone present at the garden party) the debutante ball that night in London and saw Amelia there.

Edwin Seymour
Edwin is their oldest son who had always been away at boarding school. Currently, he is studying at a university in America.

Trivia

 * She shares her first name with Becca Davenport from The Freshman series, and Rebecca McKenzie from Most Wanted, Book 1.
 * Her character model resembles one version of Mary from the Desire &amp; Decorum series and Eleanor Rys from the The Royal Heir series.
 * Her and her husband's last name is revealed in Chapter 11.
 * She is a playable character in the bonus scene of Chapter 16.
 * Her crimes include bribery, breaking and entering, blackmail, murder, and attempted murder.