"Would you like to join us for dinner?" Marie asked Abigail, who had been too stunned to speak. She had always thought that Charles despised her, but in fact, he had been saving her. She would have been to jail for killing her husband, but now that her secret was out, she was not comfortable anymore; she felt like the entire family could turn on her in a moment, and it made her want to confess her sins immediately.

"You should join us for dinner," Valerie asked. Both women had been with Charles in the room, and Abigail had not even noticed. She had been so furious when she got...