Completely Fooled Cecilia sat down and looked at Yuliana. “Start from the beginning,” she said. “Tell me everything you know. If you lie, I’ll have the police investigate.”

Yuliana swallowed hard, trying to collect her thoughts. She told Cecilia everything about her meetings with Cassandra, not leaving out a single detail. By the time she finished, Cecilia was stunned.

Yuliana had been completely fooled.

“Cassandra has tried to kill my mother multiple times. And yet, you still trusted her enough to bring her food to my mother?” Cecilia asked, her voice laced with disbelief.

Tears streamed down Yuliana’s cheeks. “I thought it was just a rumor. I believed that Aunt Queenie only wanted her real daughter back and that you were making up lies about Cassandra.”

“And now?” Cecilia pressed.

Yuliana wiped her eyes and shook her head. “I was wrong. I should’ve seen it sooner. I never wanted to hurt Aunt Queenie.”