“I saw everything!” he cried. “She was protecting me!”
A wave of shock moved through the gallery. People gasped. Someone covered their mouth.
The maid’s whole face collapsed. She lifted both hands to her lips and sobbed, already begging him with her eyes not to keep going.
“Please… don’t,” she whispered.
But the truth had already started.
An older man in a dark suit rushed toward the boy and grabbed his arm hard.