Sophia stilled on the spot and so did Alex when they both saw Vanessa standing behind them, with eyes darting back and forth between them as they gleamed with suspicion.
"B..blackmail? What blackmail?" Sophia was the first to speak up, her voice making a tense stutter as she feigned an innocent expression.
Vanessa narrowed her eyes at her, as she tried to hold back a glare. "I'm not stupid, Sophia. I heard you clearly. What were you talking about? Who's blackmailing you?" Vanessa sternly demanded, driving in the clarity that she had indeed heard them.
Vanessa darted her eyes to Alex who looked dazed as he had been this morning, but only a bit more collected than Sophia whose mouth was closing and opening like a carp.
Alex cussed under his breath at the weird repetition of being caught in the act by Vanessa. And could she hold back on the pressing look? It was a bit unsettling.
