"What did you say? It was you who pushed me towards Frederic back then?"
Lucy snorted indifferently. "Who else? Did you think Frederic was playing the hero to save the distressed damsel? Think about it. Would someone of Frederic's status randomly show up in such a remote alleyway without any reason?
If it weren't for your cousin and me setting up a trap to deceive him into going, you wouldn't have had these three years of comfortable living.
Yet, you are not content and even aspire to become his wife.
Just think about it. With such a shameless mother, which young master of a prestigious family in Boston would dare to marry you?
You must return to Frederic's side no matter what, or else, I will spill everything about your mother's little secret."
Lucy spoke through seething teeth. It
