Walter Ward didn't dare look Ruby Bellamy or Mona in the eye, bowing only to Stella Lockwood. "I'm sorry, Ms. Lockwood. I was the one who spilled on the dress. But I was manipulated. Ruby Bellamy said if I did it, she'd get me a part in her show... In a moment of weakness, I went along with it... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
At this point, Ruby Bellamy looked like a thief crying "stop thief." Her pretty face was like an overturned paint palette, shifting between red, white, and black.
The people who had just been questioning Stella Lockwood now turned to stare at Ruby Bellamy, their gazes strange and probing.
