Laura glanced at the newspaper before continuing to put on her earrings, “Who said it was Agnes who made it public?”
“Who else if not Agnes?”
Beatrice seemed to have an epiphany, “Mum, don't tell me it was you who broke the secret.”
Laura shot her a look but didn't answer, seemingly admitting it by her silence.
Beatrice was pissed off, “Why didn't you tell me? Now that you've spilled it, what am I supposed to do? You said as long as we had this secret, we could use it as leverage to make the Whitfield family agree to let Jared marry me. Mum, you've burned all my bridges! Are you just leaving me in the dust because you're with that rich guy now?”
Mentioning this made Laura angry, she slammed the table, “Everything I've done, I did it for you!”
Laura's outburst quieted Beatrice down considerably, “Then why would you reveal the secret? Without this card to play, how am I supposed to marry Jared and become Mrs. Whitfield?”
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