Chapter 48

VALERIA. I stare at Merlin, completely dumbfounded. He can’t look at me or Professor Blossom in the eye. It seems that he’s embarrassed of the accusation that he just made and utterly horrified at the news. Beside me, Professor Blossom seems to deflate and swell with worry at the same time. “Well… what happens now? Should we still come in for questioning?” “That is no longer needed,” he says with a tight smile. “Thank you.” He’s about to go in when Mrs. Briggs suddenly come rushing out the door. She’s crying so hard that her entire face is red, and she’s basically groveling on the ground. She rushes over to Merlin who is trying to keep his composure, pushing herself down on his feet and crying loudly. “My husband,” she wails. “Who killed my husband?” “That is what we are to find out, missus,” Merlin says coldly, then he gives us a nod. “You may go.” “I want to know what happened,” I demand. “You almost got me put in jail for this.” “Valeria.” It’s Professor Blossom himself who s