"That time, he almost beat me to death. My elderly mother was severely injured trying to protect me."
"Later, our neighbors helped us call the police, and that's how they finally caught that brute."
"This is all part of my disgraceful past, which is why I've never mentioned it to anyone all these years. I've also been hiding it from your uncle..."
"So, I wasn't trying to deceive you all on purpose. Also, the son I had back then has absolutely nothing to do with Titus Winslow..."
Seraphina Quinn interrupted her with a smile:
"Noelle Winslow, do you think I look like an idiot? That I'm easy to fool? You paid off all the villagers in Winslow Village ahead of time to lie for you, all to hide the truth. But have you ever considered that money makes the world go 'round? I paid them three times as much, and the villagers sold you out. According to them, you got pregnant with your son *after* you got together with Titus Winslow."
