@Niralam
well, that the grandfather is not exactly with a clear conscience is true, but neither has he been painted as a hateful and insensitive person just for the sake of being hateful. He acted like sh*t with his family - at least, according to mother in law. could still be a distorted and unreal view of reality - but that just shows that he's a normal imperfect human being like everyone else (and let's consider that at the end of the day even his marriage will have been arranged with his legitimate wife, so I also understand how he objectively felt nothing for the latter being in love with Dylan's grandmother). Also, if I remember correctly, the old geezer wanted to have a big, extremely over-the-top wedding; it was Dylan herself who demanded that it be as quick and subdued as possible, hence the short time to wait for her mother-in-law's return from her trip
(I suspect, however, that if Dylan or Emily hadn't been as deserving or adorable as they are but had turned out to be obnoxious, greedy, or unworthy of the title of duchess even in spite of the old promise, Grandpa wouldn't have insisted on the marriage so much)
@winterflower18
Let’s hope not. With the premises that are there at the moment, however (the protagonist of the novel caught the attention of Cedric because she was the identical copy of Emily, the young and beloved wife who died recently in childbirth) technically should not even have room to slip into the middle of the story. Unless she’s a sly fox or a “reincarnate” herself, trying to follow the plot because "yes".