A Gilded Trap

Beatrice laughed, "Mr. Brooks is interested in me? Ms. Lang, are you joking? We've never even met."

"How could you say that? You went with Nathaniel to a business cocktail party, and after getting drunk, Mr. Brooks said he fell for you that night," said Fiona.

"Really?" Beatrice didn't believe a word of it. She was sure Fiona was up to something again.

Fiona put on a fake kind-hearted look, coaxin