Bridgerton’s Sophie Baek: Hidden Origins Behind the Ward Deception
The piece reveals Sophie Baek’s backstory: she is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Penwood who was raised as nobility as his ward, a status the family publicly maintains to avoid scandal. After Penwood’s death and Araminta’s discovery of Sophie’s true lineage, Sophie is moved from ward to maid in the Penwood household, a shift that deepens her trauma and trust issues while shaping her guarded resilience as she pursues a path toward Benedict in Bridgerton Season 4 (Part 1, with Part 2 to come).