Rebecca POV:

Linda spoke with her head tilted proudly and told ridiculous lies loudly, as if she was afraid that no one in the room could hear her.

But they were all lies! How dare she lie in front of everyone!

I wanted to retort loudly and slap her, just like I did before.

But this was a royal dinner, and I, as Matthew's lady friend, could not afford to make a single mistake, or I would be disgracing the royal family.

I gritted my teeth and replied indignantly, "Don't you talk nonsense! My mother did not lie to Andrew, and this necklace could not have been bought back by...