Maya's POV
"Put my baby down." I keep my voice steady. Calm. Even though terror rips through me.
Lisa smiles. The knife presses closer to Chen's throat. "Or what? You'll call the police? They're already here. Didn't stop me."
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because you stole everything that should have been mine! My family. My life. My future!"
"I don't even know you! We met two years ago!"
"No. We met thirty years ago. When your mother murdered mine."
My mind races. "Your mother?"
"Jennifer Walsh. Derek's mother. My aunt." Lisa's eyes fill with tears. "She was my mother's sister. My aunt Jenny. And your mother helped James kill her."
"That's not true. My mother didn't kill anyone."
"Your mother knew! She knew James was going to murder Jenny and she did nothing! Sarah Chen could have warned her. Could have called the police. But she stayed silent. Let it happen."
"My mother was being poisoned. She was dying. She couldn't help anyone."
