Vespera had only meant to tease Nancy a little, but she was far too easy to mess with.

Fine, then.

She took her to The Spicy Bistro. Maybe something mean in her got stirred up because she ordered a spread of dishes that were off the charts spicy.

Nancy ended up chugging water nonstop, her lips and eyelids puffing up like crazy.

After a while, Vespera noticed her taking pictures of herself, of the food, of Vespera, and then... It looked like she was sending messages.

Vespera thought, "She better not be tattling to Dominic again, telling him I bullied her."

She was half right.

Nancy was messaging Fawn, complaining about the malicious woman who, knowing full well she couldn't handle spicy food, still insisted on eating it right in front of her.

Two days, two complaints.

Yesterday, it was about seducing Dominic and shamelessly fooling around in broad daylight.

Today, it was about poisoning Dominic's ex.

After reading the messages, Fawn looked practically heartbroken, but also kind of worried. Could Nancy really go head-to-head with Vespera?

"Ms. Acosta, are you full?" Vespera asked, still smiling sweetly, making no mention of the phone.

"Yeah, I'm good.

kept smiling. "Glad you liked it. But that swollen-lipped look of yours... Maybe cool it with

out a mirror and started

two of them walked out

familiar, but definitely unforgettable. It

his new girlfriend or not. If

was a woman Vespera had seen once before, outside the police station-Theodore's second wife, Tina's aunt, and someone...

expected to run into them

Vespera's eyes fixed ahead and instinctively glanced in the same

replied curtly. She had no intention

and Carly had also

escalator, one before, one after. "Bad woman!" Carly

and told her not to hug

took the opportunity to

"Yeah! Bad woman!"

originally planned

keep walking,

she'd just uncovered some juicy

did she turn around,

also spoke up

Ms. Gildon is a very nice person. You shouldn't say

was trying to stir the

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