Rose Garden Revenge

. It was for Liam. He was officially introducing her to our social circle, to the city' s

stylists fussed over her. She looked stunning in a red dress, but what made my blood run

oked l

ntal moments. She had died in an accident before I met him. He always call

he wanted. I was just a placeholder. And Liam? Liam was not just a mistress. She was a replace

s. A string quartet played on the main lawn. It was more extravagant than any party he had ever thrown f

lroom, the chatter died down. Everyone turned to look at me. I could feel their pity, their morbid

her. Elean

can she sho

e right into the hous

Mrs. Gable, my loyal housekeeper, saw me and ru

disgrace. You shouldn'

able," I said, my voic

with Liam on his arm. He ta

l of charisma. "Tonight, I want to introduce you to someone ve

suit, a chorus of polite applause. Liam beamed, soa

n' t take it. Sh

d, her voice trembling with indignation,

vanished. His ey

rous. "You are forgetting your place. Eleanor i

ooked at me, her eyes pleading. I gave her a small, almost imp

epped in. She hid behind Robert' s arm

" she whimpered. "It' s my fault. I shouldn'

as the innocent victim, and I, by my

looked at her. He wrapped hi

." He glared at Mrs. Gable, then at me. "Some

he room, feigning distress. She made

Robert

d chased after her. I watched him go, his coattails flying as he ran. His sleeve caught on a

unsure of what to do. I took a deep breath. The hostess in me,

my face and began to m

I said, my voice calm and even. "Robert is ju

he staff, and kept the facade from crumbling completely. Underneath the calm e

I overheard one of Robert' s busi

owing away a diamond for a piece of glass. Eleanor is the one who

ded. That girl has him wrappe

ee me. They were right. He was a