Do you want the entire county talking about us?”

“Olivia told the paramedic exactly what happened,” I said.

Vanessa took two quick steps at me, her face flushed red.

“Olivia’s six, and she repeats any nonsense she hears.

You’re using your own daughter to get back at me because you’ve always been jealous.”

“That’s enough, Vanessa,” my mother ordered, though her eyes never left mine.

“Rachel, you’re going to call Detective Mitchell before lunch.

You’ll tell her you were confused and spoke too quickly.