Be sincere

"How should I know? I have gone to my daily labor as usual. When I returned, I saw some men leading her out. All I manage to find out is that they were from the crown prince," Eva lied. As she spoke she cried and one could tell that she was scared.

She had lied to her cousin because knowing her, she might come over to collect the gold coin and make life difficult for her. Since her cousin had stolen her identity the house belongs to her. 

This cousin of her will dare to chase her out of the house. Moreover, Eva was certain that her cousin will never find out the truth no matter how much she tried. So she decided to play safe. 

"What?" Eva's cousin found this hard to believe, when she saw one of her maids walking over she immediately composed herself. A few weeks ago her mother had sent a message asking her for money but she did not have any.