"—allegedly hurt Veronica?" Edward interjected, his tone sharp, unconvinced. His eyes narrowed. "That's what you said back then. That she attacked Veronica because she wanted to take her place as my fiancée. But I never saw evidence of your claims. Your daughter just arrived at my door, the following day after I had kicked Sarah out—miraculously healed."
Now that he thought about it, he could not believe that he had easily bought the older woman, and her daughter's tales. Normally he was more thorough,but he was set off by the thought of a cunning woman deceiving and trapping him.
The older woman sitting across from Edward had a plan to malign Sarah further, and paint her daughter in a golden light, not knowing that her lies were doing the opposite. Estelle's lashes fluttered delic
