Chapter 171 An Elaborate Trap

Madelyn threw a concerned look at Rebecca. "Goodness, Mrs. Spencer. Are you all right?" A grim look had passed over Rebecca's face. She thought she was finally becoming in-laws with the deputy mayor, but now, her daughter was slated to marry a small-time restaurant owner! She willed herself to stay upright, clutching Stella's arm as she seethed, "Don't you think it's a little unreasonable of you to suggest that I marry my daughter off to a restaurant owner, Mrs. Howard?" "Unreasonable?" Madelyn blinked, her faint smile gradually disappearing. "I'd say you were the unreasonable ones for scheming your way into our family. I know what you're up to. You asked your daughter to seduce my son in hopes that he would marry her. Well, fat chance!" Westley panicked at the bombastic accusation. He gulped and interjected anxiously, "There must have been a misunderstanding, Mrs. Howard. We never asked Stella to seduce your son. We wouldn't dream of doing such a thing! You might not know this, bu