章節 196: The Rumors

"Have you heard the latest rumors?"

Lady Tarran made sure she was standing close enough to the queen because her words had a certain purpose––she had to prove that she was doing what she was paid to do. 

The annual wine-tasting gathering at Duchess Evelina Lanett's mansion was a highly anticipated event because only the chosen and most esteemed members of the nobility could receive the invitation to visit Evelina's mansion. 

The royal family, without a doubt, belonged to the limited number of the chosen ones. 

And as such, with only crème de la crème of the capital's high society present, it was a good opportunity for those involved to start spreading nasty rumors about one Melania Lafad, the unsuspecting victim of a secret, intricate plan.