As long as she made the first move, then she'd be able to get most people on her side.
A rich heiress hitting someone—news like that only needed a bit of polishing and rewriting to stir up quite a wave of public opinion.
These days there were plenty of people who hated the rich; those struggling at the bottom of society especially couldn't stand this kind of news. Once they saw it, it was like hitting their excitement trigger, and they'd definitely curse her out like a dog.
That way, her reputation would be ruined.
Her plan was perfect, but she hadn't expected Scarlett Yates not to take the bait at all.
The little nurse's scheme fell through. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and she actually started obsessing, feeling that no matter what, she had to smear Scarlett Yates.
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When Scarlett Yates came back carrying breakfast, Matthew Saxon was already awake.
