"Really?" Maria asked the couple. Her expressions were suddenly serious. It was as if she was suspecting them again. "How come you are sick and your wife didn't call the doctor? Juliet Darling, you should have informed us. We are acquainted with a doctor. He will be here anytime as long as we inform him."
[Tell you and let your fast brain start running even faster than a bullet train? No, thank you very much.]
"Thank you, Mrs. Mayes. We visited one when we checked in here," Persephone thanked heaven as she got a chance to avoid answering the questions Santiago's eyes were raising. She couldn't be more thankful for Maria's suspicious nature. "My husband fought with the thief but to no avail… the stuff he stole...we didn't get them back… but he did win a big injury in return… he is taking medicines and is better than before."
She didn't know if Maria and her husband would believe her but she just twisted the original story a bit.
