Josefina stood off to the side, barely containing her laughter as she eavesdropped on Calix's conversation with Ruby.

Ruby, for her part, never expected Calix to come at her like that. "How can you talk like that? This is just how my voice is. How can you attack me for my voice?" Ruby's words were on the verge of tears.

Josefina, with a sly grin, whipped out her smartphone and played a voice memo for all to hear. "Josefina, let me tell you something. I am the real daughter of the Antonio clan. You were the one taken home by the wrong family, and that's your bad! I will make sure you're thrown out!"

The voice in the recording was fierce and domineering, a stark contrast to the Ruby who stood there about to cry.

Josefina, with a cool detachment, said, "Ruby, do you want me to keep playing this, so everyone can hear what you really sound like?"

Calix, with a smirk, added, “What happened to your voice? Doesn't it hurt to speak like that?"

there," she suggested, nodding

towards Walter, leaving Ruby glaring at Josefina's retreating figure with frustration boiling

scene, quickly approached Ruby's side. "Ruby, how did your chat go? What exactly

didn't give me a straight answer. Instead, she's cozying up to that guy by her

it when we're outside. This is

agreement. "Xavier, I'll follow your lead." She had come to this gathering to rub shoulders with the big shots and wanted to project an image of vulnerability and

Grandpa Robert,

really brings out your vitality," complimented Grandpa

believe how exceptional my apprentice is - just endless talents," Walter

granddaughter is pretty remarkable herself -

was skeptical that anyone could outshine

Josefina had returned to the Harrison family, Walter only knew that his prized apprentice had found her biological parents and was staying with them, ignorant of any further details. The two men squared

granddaughter? I recall that she

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