"Sophia, you wretched little brat!" Melanie staggered from the slap, and, burning with anger and humiliation, she screamed and raised her hand to strike Sophia. However, midway, her hand was firmly seized by Sophia.
Sophia spoke softly, "That slap settles it. I'll assume your hand just slipped. I'm here to look at wedding dresses, not argue."
The mocking laughter of the crowd was unrelenting—
"Sophia, give up already! Even Julian wouldn't bother with a woman as lowly as you, yet you still fantasize about marrying into the Graham family!"
"Talk about thick-skinned! You just slept with Mr. Graham, and now you're here looking at wedding dresses? What, are you planning to marry which Mr. Graham and become Mrs. Graham?"
The women looked at Sophia one by one, like they were watching a circu
