Chapter 133

And as if things weren’t bad enough, the nanny piped up, trying to dodge blame. “She’s the one who fed the baby today. I was cleaning in the living room and the nursery door was open. I saw it clearly.” Suddenly I felt completely defenseless, like they were all ganging up on me with no chance to defend myself. Here we go again. Just like four years ago. Lena Carter gets into trouble, and everyone immediately blames me without even checking the facts. Frustration boiled over, and I snapped. “Stop slinging mud! The formula was still cooling—it takes at least ten minutes. Any one of you could’ve slipped something in. If you keep throwing out baseless accusations, I’ll sue for defamation!” “It was you! Stop pretending!” Lena yelled, then suddenly raised her hand, fast and furious, aiming to slap me. Stella Reid had caught me off guard, but Lena? I knew her too well—she always flew off the handle. I twisted slightly to dodge and readied to slap back, but a firm hand stopped her mid-swing. “