"I thought Missy was still single, but it looks like she's already taken," one of the socialites teased with a sly smile.

Melissa kept her lips pressed together, her face adorned with a faint, enigmatic smile. She neither confirmed nor denied the comments, leaving her position deliberately ambiguous.

Sandra tugged Sophia to a seat nearby, speaking low enough for only her to hear, "Ugh, so shameless. Everyone knows the Brown family and the Thorne family have plans ...