"And that child... is just as shameless as her mother!" the old woman added as she points finger to Gabriella, her voice dripping with disdain. "Imagine telling lies about her affairs with El Tigre just to get everyone's attention?"
"Except that I didn't..." Gabriella's voice cut through the tension, her anger boiling over. The mention of her mother's name stirred something within her, igniting a fire that refused to be quenched. She balled her hands into fists, shaking with fury. She had always tolerated everyone's disrespect toward her, but she couldn't bear to have her mother's name disrespected in front of her.
"What?" her grandmother asked, unable to hear Gabriella's initial words clearly. "What other lies have you brought now?"
