…And what "justice," exactly, are you here to demand?
The society ladies' expressions cracked, stunned into silence.
Did Sophia really not know what she had done?
How could she brazenly stand there—right in front of the real wife—and act so shamelessly arrogant?
The imposter's eyes brimmed with tears.
"Miss Carter," she whimpered, "I've treated you with nothing but respect because you're Logan's niece in name… and yet, you went behind my back and…"
She staggered a little, milking the moment, and the ladies hurried forward to steady her.
"Miss Carter," one of them snapped, "why don't you explain why one of your blue diamond earrings ended up in Mr. Reid's room?"
"Do you not know he's a married man?"
"Mrs. Reid treated you as a friend—how could you betray her like this?"
Many of them had seen those dazzling blue diamond earrings yesterday.
