Chapter 25

Evelina

"What? No!" I stood up, straightening my skirt. "Why would you think that?"

"Because you're doing that thing with your hands." She pointed to where I was fidgeting with my sleeve. "You always do that when you're hiding something."

I quickly dropped my hands. "There's no one, Mom. I'm just busy with work and... everything else."

"Everything else being...?"

"Make sure my mother rests in