Chapter 23

"Will Everlee be coming down for her breakfast now?" Delilah asked Paris, placing down the meal she had prepared, Chamomile tea and toast bread with a spread of honey.

"No, she's still sleeping," answered Paris.

Paris took a big bite enjoying her delicious crunchy sweet toast.

"You won't believe what disgraceful news I've just heard," Paris heard her mom entering the dining room.

"What is it?" she asked frighteningly as the toast fell from her hand.

Paris was now worried if the news her mom had heard was about her sister at the painting party yesterday.

Mrs. Poppy sat around the table upset. Paris's eyes were glued to her eager to know what the news was she had heard.

"Mrs. Velvet's daughter Veronica is pregnant, and she's not even married to the man as yet," Mrs. Poppy said disturbed by the news.

"Oh," said Paris feeling very relieved it was not about Everlee.

She knew if her mom had discovered that Everlee was pretending to be sick so she could get to another event with a ma