Lady Melissa simply hoped that the criminals would do a better job on trying to kill the King next time, and not cause a commotion amongst the public; though she knew herself that was going to be practically impossible.
Lady Melissa could already imagine the headlines of multiple news companies, even though it was a Sunday, people needed to hear about the assassination attempt the King had gone through yesterday and all of the unfortunate guests that had been invited.
Lady Melissa could imagine as well her name being on multiple gossip articles, all because of the fact that she received catches from both Duke Gaston and Duke Mason, and also because of the fact that Duke Mason had won the hunting event, and out of all the noblewomen he had the choice to give it to, he had chosen her.
