I never said that. I told the police that I saw you pouring water on Miss Morris’s arm.

And I’m not the only one who saw it! Everyone else did too! Mrs. Sears also inquired about the matter, didn’t she? Lydia tried to defend herself.

Hailey smiled. “So you’re saying that the reason Mrs. Devin thought I deliberately burned her daughter’s arm was because of what you told the police?”

“I don’t know how she came to that conclusion,” Lydia retorted. She asked me if I ...