Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

"Ms. Langley, you have to tell us who told you this. Slandering my mom is bad enough, but dragging the Garcia family into it? That's a big deal. What if people start saying stuff like 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree'? How is Tristan supposed to show his face in public after that?"

With every word, Sylvia took a step closer to Fay.

Fay had never seen Sylvia like this before. She stumbled back in confusion, bumping right into a display rack of costume jewelry.

"You... you..."

She stammered for a while, but couldn't seem to come up with a comeback.

But Sylvia just kept up her act, looking as if she trusted Fay completely.

"Ms. Langley, we're colleagues, and you're Reese's good friend, so I really trust your character. I'm only asking because I don't want you to accidentally get on the Garcia family's bad side."

Fay sucked in a sharp breath.

All she'd wanted was to rile up Sylvia and Naomi, embarrass them in front of the Sanford family. How had this turned into her being at odds with the Garcias?

And somehow, Sylvia had managed to say both the good and the bad, leaving Fay with nothing to add.

desperate

might blurt something out, and quickly stepped in with a smile to

like you before you've scared

the implication was clear: Sylvia was being uncivilized, not acting like

and nodding like she was truly

Winslet, know you mean well, and you care about the Garcia family. If that's the case, shouldn't we work even harder to clear their name? The Garcias have ha

smile faltered for

everyone uncomfortable," she said, trying to widen the scope of the issue, hoping the influence of both

theatrics with

can you say that? Does the Garcia family's reputation mean so

you forgotten Reese

Mr. Rupert? Shouldn't

their family possibly let their precious daughter

sit up straight. With the wedding just around the corner and everyone

the rails and quickly tried to brush it off. "Ms. Lloyd's got quite the silver tongue. Even as

implying Sylvia was just