I gently held Carol’s wrist with a strained smile. "Melanie, are you sure about this?"

Seeing that Carol was already upset, Stella added fuel to the fire. "Melanie, why bring this up at a time like this?"

Melanie knew her words were having an impact and continued to play the victim.

"I'm happy. Otherwise, none of you would get to see my son today, and Matthew wouldn't be as happy as he is now! Let’s not hold grudges, Chloe. I won’t blame you for causing me to give birth prematurely. Can’t we all get along? After all, we're all part of the Murphy family!”

"I'm not part of it," I couldn't help but retort.

The onlookers immediately turned their stern gazes toward me. I could tell that if I said "no," they might tear me apart. I smirked, realizing how cunningly they had orchestrated this.

It was a blatant attempt to turn everyone against me. One wrong step and my reputation in the city would be irreparable. I would be labeled a scheming woman.

This was precisely what the three women