After her theatric eruption at the engagement party, Charlotte had unwittingly catapulted herself into the spotlight, becoming the subject of relentless gossip amongst high society.
Opening her social media, she was confronted with a barrage of her tear-streaked, clumsy photos from the engagement party. She scrolled through a cacophony of unkind and harsh comments.
The incessant buzz of her phone with messages from a myriad of social apps was driving her insane, a mixed bag of feigned concern and overt mockery, all contributing to her immense irritability.
Charlotte's mood was eclipsed only by the gloominess of her father, Brown Senior. He had harbored grand plans of a merger with the Connors through matrimony, envisioning a powerhouse alliance. Now, with the debacle of the engagement
