The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 735 Kelly Brought In

Melissa was already fuming inside.

Facing Madam Evelyn’s pressure, she had sworn every vicious oath she could think of.

The Bogden family might have declined, but Mr. Bogden still carried weight in Falvaria.

And in Falvaria, people believed in oaths.

To swear falsely–especially on something one had truly done–was unthinkable.

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If Melissa really had been guilty, she would have hidden behind her father’s influence, not staked her life on curses like these.

Stella turned to Madam Evelyn. “Mom, maybe it really isn’t her?”

For Melissa to dare make such heavy oaths, it was possible she wasn’t lying.

Madam Evelyn narrowed her eyes, studying Melissa.

Melissa threw her hands up. “It really wasn’t me! If it was, may I be struck dead by lightning right now, would that satisfy you?”

She was on the verge of madness.

Who had done this? If she ever found out, she swore she’d make them pay

dearly.

The more she thought, the angrier she became. Wanting Abraham was one thing, but at least she had wanted him openly. To scheme in secret like this, and to drag her down as a scapegoat–this was intolerable.

A thousand ways to torture the real culprit flashed through her mind.

Madam Evelyn glanced at the butler. “Send her away.”

it seemed unlikely Melissa

the one.

forward. “Mrs. Bogden, my apologies. It

“What do you mean?”

is concluded,” he

stunned. “Concluded? Just

butler to Madam Evelyn.

This wasn’t right.

But… “It’s… over?”

be compensation? She’d been dragged out of bed in the middle of the

kidnapped, then forced through the whole ordeal

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it just

was calmn. “Tell my butler what

clear she would be

dared not push further in front of

rose. The butler

shot Stella a look before

was too desirable. With a husband like that, Stella would never have peace. Somewhere, some woman would always be scheming

who had done

why had she been dragged in to

like someone who would send

left

was gone, Madam Evelyn looked to Stella.

don’t swear like that lightly,”

when they’d actually done the thing in

willing to risk even their lives for what they want. What’s a false oath to

her, Melissa’s innocence was far from

weakened state, she couldn’t rule

frowned, but

Kelly,” Madam