CELESTINE's P O V

‘‘Leina, are you okay?’’ Ada made a beeline for her stepdaughter as soon as she saw what had happened, and Leina sobbed loudly in her arms.

‘‘And in addition to that, you played a role in the passing of your mother, didn't you?’’ Arnold revealed yet another surprising piece of information.

‘‘W-what?’’ It took Leina by surprise. ‘‘No… of course not!’’

Olivia was surprisingly quiet, and she was attentively listening to her son, making me smile in silence.

‘‘Despite the fact that Sandra Stewart led a poor, and had been through so much in her life that her appearance couldn't even compare to your nanny, she...