Aria's POV
"So you're the one who said you had something to report?" Damon's mom looked the maid up and down with sharp, suspicious eyes. "Well? What is it?"
"Mrs. Duran, actually... actually, on the night of your birthday party, Miss Stone fell down the stairs by herself..."
"You're lying!" Claudia clenched her fists and snapped at her.
"I... I'm not." The maid fumbled nervously and pulled out an envelope, her hands shaking visibly. "This twenty thousand dollars—you gave this to me. You told me to find a way to get Luna up to the dressing room on the second floor, then wait downstairs and make sure no one else came up. Not long after, you got into an argument with Luna, and then... then you..."
The maid lowered her head, glanced quickly between Damon's mom and Claudia, and didn't dar
