Joyce Allen's patience had worn thin. It had been months since she had first orchestrated her plan to eliminate Laura, a woman she despised more than any other. To Joyce, Laura was an abomination, an obstacle to her son Noah’s success, and a blight on the Allen family's prestigious name. From the moment she had met Laura, she had recognized that the young woman was unsuitable, an unpolished gem in need of refinement. But Laura had never risen to the challenge; instead, she remained as she was, a simple, plus-sized woman with no real understanding of the world Joyce and her family inhabited.
Noah's marriage to Laura had been a scandalous affair, one that Joyce had only tolerated because she believed it would be short-lived. But Laura had proven more resilient than expected, holding onto No
