Chapter 79 Blackmail

• Agnes
• Maria looked like a deer in headlights as she glanced back and forth between me and Gertrude. She clutched her book so tightly to her chest that I thought she might snap the hard cover in half completely.
• “W-What?” she finally blurted out, an unconvincing little smile touching her lips. She shook her head, causing a few strands of short brown hair to fall into her eyes. “Nothing’s going on. I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about.”