Avery looks wordlessly at Janetta, Vanessa, and Katherine. The three women all wear the same smug expression. They think it'll be impossible for Avery to trace the leak back to them.
Avery sneers at the women and whispers something in Robert's ear. Robert feels every cell in his body buzz with the excitement of her plan. He agrees to do everything she asks personally to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Janetta doesn't know what Avery is playing at, but she suddenly feels frightened and nervous.
"What's she up to?" she whispers to Vanessa.
Vanessa shakes her head with confusion. She has no idea what Avery is up to, but she knows that her half-sister has changed. In the past, she was like Gabrielle: timid and vulnerable. She'd put up with outrageous demands, no matter how demeaning they were. She also has a bad feeling about Avery's newfound confidence, but she reassures herself that she's safe.
