[Victorian era] Help with my story, please?

The reason for Mr. Fenwick's dislike of Charlotte needs to come from his internal conflicts. Was his father unfaithful to his mother? Is he deeply religious and devout? Is the personna of an upstanding, moral citizen that he presents to society a mere facade? Could his platitudes lie in direct conflict with his baser desires? Fenwick's reasons and actions should be based on the ideas and events that molded his character, which include his childhood and upbringing. What is it he wants most in life? If it's respectability from the upper cles or his superiors, then the very fact that his partner is consorting with an unfortunate could put his own goals in jeopardy by mere ociation. Even if Charolotte was a high priced courtesan, she would be looked down upon by those who considered themselves of loftier character. So, when you put your characters in a situation where their externally stated goals and objectives clash against their secret wants and desires, your choices are as infinite as your characters are complex.