Even after being advised by Tobias not to get engaged with the Richardsons, I couldn’t stop myself from answering Nessa’s call. The advantage of having the bedroom to myself in the afternoon awarded me with this opportunity, and so I was finally able to confront her about all the charges that were laid on her by my husband the previous night.
“How did you get to know about the black pearl?” I asked, believing she'd offer me the same answer that she’d given me before, which had turned out to be a lie.
In contrary to what I expected, she said, “I am aware of your reasons for posing the same question again. I lied to you the previous time. I claimed that Tobias told me about it because I knew you wouldn’t want to have anything to do with me once I’d told you how I’d stolen the Rage pack’s
