Chapter 440

"What did you say? Shelia isn't a Blair?"

In the opulent bedroom, Sophie dropped the bombshell.

Melody's eyebrows shot up. "Where did you hear this?"

Sophie leaned in, her voice a conspiratorial whisper. "Rumors are flying, but we can't take any chances. Not with Miss Miles carrying Mr. Nichols' child. We can't have some woman of dubious background waltzing into the Nichols' family."

Melody nodded thoughtfully. The identity was crucial. If Juan married a supposed Blair, only to find out later she wasn't, it would be another blow to the Nichols family.

"Send an invitation to the Blair family in my name. Ask Declan for dinner at the Royal Grand Hotel tomorrow night."

"Will do."

Sophie scurried off and secretly texted Debra.

Debra read the message with a smirk. She'd already dug into Shelia's past, so Melody's invitation didn't surprise her.

But she needed to beat Melody to the punch. Shelia was using her supposed blood ties with the Blair family and the baby to worm her way into