The Crown Prince simply told Lady Melissa to get over it and it was only a group of noblewomen playing a game with her, and that it was nothing much.
He told her to bear with it and put up with it for him.
Lady Melissa had always had a target on her back because of the Crown Prince, many women wanted to be his lover.
They wanted the status, the reputation, and the money that would come with it.
Maybe it was because Lady Melissa's parents had done nothing to piss of the public, or the royal family so they hadn't have any ambushes or assassination attempts, yet at least.
Lady Melissa couldn't recall either of her parents getting an assanation attempt either.
Which was surprising, even though their security was pretty good, it wasn't good enough as Lady Melissa was able to sneak out of the manor without getting caught.