In the past, Vera would have cut her some slack. If only for Ian Lockwood's sake, she wouldn't have wanted to make things so ugly.
But now, Vera could no longer stomach what Faye Lockwood had done. She had reached her limit, and even with other people present, she had no intention of letting Faye save face.
The color drained from Faye Lockwood's face. Faced with everyone's questioning gazes, she quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, everyone. We're best friends. We just had a fight a couple of days ago, so she's come here to slander me."
As she spoke, Faye Lockwood hurried forward and grabbed Vera's arm, coaxing, "Vera, let's take this outside. Please, don't ruin my reputation in here."
Vera scoffed and violently shook her hand off. She glanced at the people in the living room and spoke bluntly.
