Damn it!

Who the hell would do something like this? Mailing someone a used, pee-soaked pregnancy test? That's beyond disgusting.

No wonder this thing was just dumped in a box. Someone who didn't know better might've thought it was some kind of priceless relic.

But in reality? It was just to keep Lottie's precious little princess hands clean, huh?

Honestly...

Melissa had done a lot of thinking while she was abroad these past few weeks.

She'd really screwed up last time. Stella wasn't just anyone she was practically raised by Lottie.

And the entire Quinn family adored Stella. Her place in that family was untouchable.

Someone like that-if Melissa ever managed to marry Ronald, she'd be signing up for life on the hardest difficulty setting.

The truth was, if she ever set foot in the Quinn family, Stella would always be one step above her, no matter what.

Just thinking about that kind of life was suffocating-she honestly had no clue what she'd been thinking back then!

But now? She'd figured it out.

She wasn't going to daydream about becoming Mrs. Quinn, perched on some lofty pedestal in Ferrowland.

"I swear, it really wasn't me..."

Sure, when Stella had first come back to Ferrowland, maybe Melissa had overreacted a bit.

But swear to God, she had nothing to do with this mess!

Lottie narrowed her eyes. "So, Ms. Norton, you're really not planning to come clean today, huh?"

It was obvious.

Whether it was Stella or Lottie, both of them clearly thought Melissa was the most likely culprit.

After all, ever since the news broke that Stella and Ronald might get together, Melissa had still dared to pull that scene at the last party.

Seeing how neither of them seemed to believe a word she said, Melissa started to panic. "I swear, it really wasn't me!"

Lottie cocked her head, turning to the butler behind her. "Go get Mrs. Norton...”

"Seriously, I swear on everything-l

swear to God, if I was the one who

sent that disgusting thing to

by

Princess Stella, may I get hit by a car I the minute walk outside, strück lightning in the rain, choke on the first bite of my dinner, drown while drinking water, or just never wake up from my next nap! How's that?!" FindNovels

Stella: "..."

Lottie: "..."

The two women exchanged a look, something complicated flickering in both their eyes.

Just one glance-and both of them turned back to Melissa.

Melissa pleaded, "I mean it! If it was me, may I never know a moment's peace!"

Before she'd left the country, her mom had warned her-the Quinns were the last people she should mess with now.

The Nortons' situation was shaky. If the Quinns decided to kick them while they were down, the Norton family would be toast.

Right now, all Melissa wanted was to convince Stella and Lottie she was innocent.

She just about swore every curse she could think of...

Still, the two women stayed silent.

Melissa's desperation peaked. "If it really was me, then may I die an old maid no man will ever want me, and I'll spend my golden years in a convent, okay?!" FindNovels

For a woman, that was a pretty brutal curse-almost worse than death itself.

She really was at her wits' end...

Who the hell actually did this? Was there someone in Ferrowland even more twisted than she was?

Well—at least when she'd set her sights on Mr. Quinn, she'd done it openly, everyone could see her intentions.

But whoever pulled off this stunt? They were sneaky as hell!

Now here she was, getting blamed just because she was always so obvious about everything.

And thinking about last night-being dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, the people who came for her not saying a single word the whole time- FindNovels

Her heart was still pounding out of her chest...

Whoever set her up like this-if she ever found out who it was, she'd make them

pay, big time.

Melissa was absolutely fuming inside.