I looked at her with wide eyes and wondered how she could possibly believe that I was capable of such a betrayal. “Did you honestly think I wouldn’t find out eventually, or did you think my family was too wealthy and polite to ask questions?” Scott asked as he finally turned to face me.
“I am asking you if you knew about this scheme to humiliate me tonight,” I said to Paige while ignoring his accusations for a moment. “Everyone in this room had a right to know the truth about the person we allowed into our inner circle,” Adelaide interrupted with a tone of icy triumph.
My eyes burned with the threat of tears, but I refused to let a single one fall in front of these people who had already judged me. I remembered that only three hours ago, Scott had called me while I was helping Toby into the bathtub.
