"She's their public relations manager, whether you like her or not is irrelevant." Carolline had seen Joyce Lopez before, and she didn't like her either. So it was true that Lucy was a good friend of hers because their likes and dislikes were quite similar.
However, their disliking her didn't matter, because Joyce was part of Hawkins Family as a public relations manager and she was Bryan's person.
Bryan wouldn't fire her just because they didn't like her. Moreover, Joyce was a very competent person, completely different from Matilda Ferguson.
"You–" Lucy seemed a bit disappointed in Carolline. She didn't like Joyce, and she didn't know who she was doing it for, but was Carolline genuinely clueless or just playing dumb?
Carolline didn't argue back. She didn't want to discuss this in front of Mia Parker, who was silently watching them and not asking any further questions.