Stella Lane just refused to admit it out loud, but she knew that once she got pregnant, it would be too late for the others to object, no matter how reluctant they were. Her little scheme was perfectly calculated.
If three women could stage a royal court drama, twenty-two women stranded together would be an absolute battlefield.
Among them all, with the possible exception of Sylvia Hale, the teacher known as Ms. Hale, no one could confidently claim to have a vastly superior figure or appearance. Even Sylvia only held the unique, mature charm that came with age and experience.
Under these circumstances, they could only rely on their own cunning tactics to get ahead.
Naturally, Caleb Mercer remained completely oblivious to the scheming thoughts of the women around him.
Caleb yawned and
