Chapter 261. A Blabbermouth

Marissa closed her eyes briefly, then she pasted on a bright, bright smile before turning to face Mrs. Onwurah.

“Oh, Mrs. Onwurah! I didn’t see you there!” She spoke brightly.

“Of course you did not!” Mrs. Onwurah also replied with her fake smile, and then she poked Marissa again with her cane.

“Keep pretending; go on. Keep pretending,” she said as she narrowed her eyes at Marissa.

“What would I be pretending for? You know I wouldn’t dare, ma,” Marissa said, knowing that the woman had caught her.

“Your attitude right now makes me wonder why you will be running from me,” she said, giving Marissa a straight look. “Have you been doing something you wouldn’t want me to know?”

“Me? What can I possibly do? You are all-knowing, remember?”

“Your flattery will not work with me, girl. Tell me what you are doing here.”

When Marissa did not say anything, Mrs. Onwurah looked around them, checking the wings that led to that particular restr