Now, the room even gets crazier with what Gabriel just said; if the questions were rain, Gabriel would be drenched.
But Gabriel keeps an expressionless face; he says nothing, waiting for the room's excitement to die down.
"Please stay in your seats. Let Gabriel address your questions clearly. We can't work like this if you don't follow the agreed protocol," Catherine says, standing, her gestures extra-animated. She's telling he crowd to keep still, yet she's obviously agitated, too—she didn't expect what Gabriel just said. She had known how much Michelle Alcantara had hated the girl, Claire, but she had dismissed it as nothing but the hatred of an ex, of a woman scorned. Now it seems Michelle's resentment has a basis.
