“What?” Karen leaped up abruptly. “Are you telling the truth?”

“Why would I lie to you, Mrs. Whitman?” Meredith frowned, looking aggrieved. “Just look at my face and the wound on my forehead, then you’ll know that I’m telling the truth.”

Karen lifted her head to look at Meredith. A second later, her expression darkened.

“That b*tch! I knew she wouldn’t be so kind!” Karen was already biased toward Madeline, so she was easily swayed.

Meredith felt pleased with herself but kept an innocent look