Chapter 10 Gossips Matter Most I looked at the crowd of people crowded together on the dark stairs at midnight , and I found myself at a loss for words . Even Harvey had one leg wrapped in bandages and was awkwardly balanced on crutches . " What are you all doing here ? " I finally asked . Natalie , holding up a selfie stick with her phone mounted on top , pressed a finger to her lips . Her whisper was almost conspiratorial . " Shh ! Yunice , we're here to find William . " Next to her , my dad , Thomas , had one fist pressed against his mouth , attempting to look calm , but the way he crouched awkwardly betrayed his true state of mind . He leaned in with an exaggerated whisper as if this were some top - secret mission . " My dear Yunice , I've got a tip - off . That shameless Alicia was released due to insufficient evidence about her drugging scheme . She's planning to sneak in tonight with a spare key she's hidden away and defile William . Quietly now , we don't want to scare her off . " Jimmy balanced Harvey on his arm while simultaneously texting William before glancing back at me . " Stay back and keep out of sight . If Alicia gets desperate , who knows what she might do ? " I was utterly speechless . Honestly , they were too much . Even their gear was more elaborate than mine , and I was supposed to be the professional bystander in this family . I felt mixed emotions . " Then , why don't you stop her ? " Natalie waved me off dismissively . " If we stop her too soon , the most we can do is take the key back . No , we need to catch her in the act , red- handed . That's the only way to have solid evidence against her defiling William . Otherwise , what if she comes up with some crooked ideas to harm you in the future ? " " And what about William ? " I asked , torn between shock and dark amusement . Thomas peeked around the corner of the dim hallway . " It's okay for a grown man to be taken advantage of . " " He … " Ten minutes later , the entire family burst into William's room in a flurry of righteous chaos . Cameras flashed , and shutters clicked as we caught Alicia red- handed . Draped in a slinky nightgown with her shoulder half - exposed , she was in the middle of desperately trying to pull down William's pants .