Chapter 46. Culprit

"If you don't want this, you can just tell your family about it, especially Lola Andrada because she is the one who wants this event to happen the most, Ana. Grandpa Leoncio is against it honestly," said Ulysses so I looked at him.

"But why do they even want to show Solei to everyone after a decade of hiding her?" Hector asked him.

Ulysses scratched his head. "If only your mom is still alive, she'll be the one to explain everything to you clearly."

My forehead furrowed. "Grandma said mom had been dead for a long time. What happened? And why did she and papa die almost in the same year?"

As soon as it came out of my mouth, I noticed Hector's sudden silence. He also suddenly let go of my hand so I caught a glimpse of him. His expression darkened and it remained to stare at Ulysses. The other day, I wondered why he didn't ask me about what he found out at that social party — me being an "heiress" of the Alcaraz, even though I saw how surprised he was by that in