True Heiress Never Lies! novel · Chapter 13 of 24
Chapter 13: The Cut
The young officer looked at the lawn for a long moment.
He looked at the white van and the two men standing beside it.
He looked at the director on the front walk, holding her folder.
Then he looked at the neighbors, who had not moved.
"Ma'am," he said to Estelle. "Let's start with you."
"Of course, officer."
Her voice shook just enough, and she touched her cheek with two fingers.
"I came back for my things at a quarter to five. Sonia was in the front hall."
"Did she say anything?"
"She said I had ruined her life. Then she took the family portrait off the wall and struck me with it."
"Mrs. Hartley, are you hurt anywhere besides your face?"
"My pride," Estelle said, and a woman on the lawn made a small noise.
The officer turned to me.
I stood on the porch in my mother's cardigan, with the Bible's cardboard under one arm.
"Miss, I need to hear your side. Can we step inside?"
"Yes," I said. "And please write down what I say."
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