Archie Lockwood listened to Fiona Vance's taunts, a cold smile on his face. He took the wine glass and had a sip.
It was as though the person Fiona Vance was talking about wasn't him, as if it had nothing to do with him whatsoever.
Seeing Archie Lockwood's unfazed expression, Fiona Vance also raised her glass and took a drink.
Shannon Vance watched from the sidelines, completely bewildered. She quietly pulled Shirley Lockwood aside, leaning in to ask what was going on.
'One rival, Eleanor Bishop, was enough to make her anxious. Just great. Now it seemed her own cousin was a rival too.'
'And what's more, Archie Lockwood didn't even try to argue against her cousin's taunts. It was clear their relationship was anything but ordinary.'
When Shannon finished questioning Shirley, she looked up to find that both Archie Lockwood and her cousin, Fiona Vance, had disappeared. Panicked, she grabbed Shirley's arm and frantically scanned their surroundings.
