“You are a woman yourself! How can you think of drugging a woman and getting her raped?”
Melody looked him up and down in disdain.
“What other choice do I have? If I don’t do this, you will never have a chance to be with her for the rest of your life! Listen up. If you sleep with her, then Nathan wouldn’t marry her. He would call off the engagement, and this scandal will spread throughout the city. When that happens, no one else would want to marry her. She will be all yours then.”
Bringleigh’s jaw hung open in shock. His sister was evil, plain and simple!
“You are out of your mind.”
For the first time in his life, he felt rage so intense that he practically saw red.
He raised his hand to slap her.
Instead of dodging the hit, Melody raised her chin in open defiance.
“Do you really have the heart to beat me up? I’m doing this for you!
And this is how you repay me? Go on, then, hit me! Hit me if you dare!”
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She was right. Brinleigh couldn’t bear to hit her. His hand froze in midair for what felt like forever. In the end, he could only watch as the servant took Lucinda upstairs.
As they disappeared into the distance, Melody put a hand on his shoulder and squeezed.
“I know how kindhearted you are, brother dear.
Since you are unable to do it yourself, I took the initiative to create a favorable opportunity for you.”
She flagged a passing servant and plucked a glass of champagne from the tray he carried.
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Then, right in front of Brinleigh, Melody dropped a white pill into the glass and swirled it between her fingers, until the pill, completely dissolved into the drink.
“Trust me,” she coaxed, handing him the glass.
“I did all of this for your sake. This is your last chance! All you need to do is take this last step, and Lucinda will be yours. Don’t you realize that she has been looking down on you all this time? On our family?
You’ve loved her for years, but she discarded you just like that.
Are you willing to let her go after what she did? Why don’t you grab the reins and take control for once?”
Brinleigh stared at the bubbling champagne, his eyes clouded with conflicting emotions. He was wavering.
The party was about to begin.
The guests were gathered in the garden, where a quartet played. The sweet melodies from the violin and the piano filtered out and filled the grounds.
Inside the villa, Bringleigh was still wrestling with a very difficult choice. They were still standing in the corridor, with him staring at the spiked champagne as he weighed his morals against his desires.