Chapter 686. Two Pieces of Solid Evidence

May was only a servant, never strong-willed to begin with. Uzma’s death had already left the household shaken, and under Caitlin’s relentless pressure, her defenses crumbled fast.

“Please… please don’t send me to the police! I’ll talk, I’ll tell everything!”

She broke down sobbing, spilling the truth: she had been instructed to slip omeprazole into Delilah’s medicine and supplements from time to time.

Behind the screen, Fallon heard every word. Her fury boiled over. She stormed out, slapped May hard across the face twice, the sound sharp and vicious.

“May! Why would you do that? Why hurt my mother? What grudge could you possibly have against her?”

May clutched her burning cheek, crying harder. “It wasn’t me—it was the Madam! She ordered me to do it. She said if I refused, she’d sell me off to work the mines in Africa. I was terrified…”

“You mean Nicoletta?” Fallon demanded.

“Yes…”

Fallon nearly exploded on the spot. Nicoletta—always sc