All Chapters of Stepmom Framed Me, but Her Daughter Was Caught Instead: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The day news of my engagement swept through the city, Marina shut herself in her room for hours.Then, at dusk, she came to my room.Her eyes red, Marina sat on the edge of my bed and waved the staff away."Angela, honey, there's something I've been thinking about all day. I only just worked up the nerve to tell you."I closed the business magazine I was reading and put on a confused look. "Go ahead, Mom.""Your mother died so young. The Winslow family is at the very top of society, and that world is complicated. Arthur's a cripple on top of that. You'd be married in name only for the rest of your life. It breaks my heart for you."I lowered my eyes and said nothing. Marina thought she'd gotten through to me and laid it on even thicker."I've come up with a foolproof plan. You and this male model pretend to check into a hotel room together."Take a few photos. The Winslow family cares about appearances more than anything. They'll call off the engagement themselves."Don't worry, I've a

When Arthur heard that, he paused with his coffee cup in his hand.He set the cup down, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and asked casually, "Oh? What did Marina say?"He knew.Arthur didn't just know. He had probably been planning this with Marina and Daisy from the very start.I lowered my head, feigning concern. "It's nothing big. It's just... if something unexpected happens, would you think less of me?"For a couple of seconds, no one said a word.Arthur looked at me, and his expression softened.He leaned toward me, looking completely sincere. "Angela, what kind of man do you think I am? No matter what anyone says, you're the only woman I'll ever call my wife!"Daisy set down her coffee cup and cut in, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Arthur's love for you is rock solid. I'm so jealous."I looked at the two of them and remembered my previous life: Arthur standing on the yacht with his arm around Daisy while I was thrown into the sea.I rose slowly and hid the coldness in my eyes. B

The bedroom door swung open.Gavin, the male model, was shirtless and still half asleep.Curled up in his arms was none other than my half-sister, Daisy.She wore only an oversized man's shirt. Her hair was a mess, and her face was still flushed.The whole suite went dead silent.Marina stood in the doorway, her look of grief frozen on her face as she stared at the shameful scene on the bed.She looked from Daisy to Gavin and back again, three times.A long moment passed before she seemed to come to her senses.First she shot Gavin a vicious glare. Then her eyes darted to my father, and she flinched.She collapsed onto the expensive carpet and let out a shrill wail. "Th-this must be Angela's doing!"She's jealous that Daisy gets to marry Arthur, so she tricked Daisy into coming here to meet this man..."Marina scrambled forward and clung to my father's leg. "Think about it. Why is Angela so calm tonight?"She knew we were coming. She made Daisy take the fall. She wants to ruin Daisy's

Gavin's head jerked up, tears still on his face. He looked flustered, but he caught on quickly and pointed at the card. "Yeah... that's the one!"I nodded, then turned to Marina. "And the key card you gave me? Which one was that?"Everyone turned to her. Marina's hand closed into a fist before she could stop it.I pulled another key card from my pocket and held it up. The room number, 1809, was clearly visible."This is the one Marina gave me."Gavin's lips trembled, but no words came out."You just said I asked you to come to 1808," I said. "Then why would I put the key card for 1808 in my sister's purse?"Gavin went white.I turned to Marina. "And even if I'd somehow mixed up the two key cards..."I looked around the room, and my eyes landed on the security camera by the door."There must be cameras in the hotel hallways, right? Check the footage, and we'll see who went into 1808 with Mr. Green tonight."The room fell silent.Gavin finally managed to stammer, "I-it was Daisy who aske

I looked down at her. "When did I say anything about hating Daisy?"Marina froze."I just want the truth."I gently pulled my hem free, walked over to the bed, and took Daisy's phone out of her clutch.No passcode.I tapped the screen, and the latest text was right there.It was from Marina.The message read, "Daisy, change of plans. That idiot Angela didn't take the bait. Go to 1808 yourself. Say you had a stomachache and went into the wrong room. Keep the model busy. I'll take care of the rest."Everyone stopped breathing.I stood by the bed and turned the screen toward the room. Then I stepped back and connected the phone to the projector.The message filled the wall.I stepped aside to make room. "Take a good look at what it says."On the bed, Daisy huddled under the covers, her clothes in disarray and her coat on the floor. Her makeup was smeared, and her face had lost all its color.Gavin's belt lay tossed at the foot of the bed.The limited-edition bracelet was gone from her wri