Theo Williams's face drained of color, his entire body shaking from what could have been fear or rage.
Harvey Brown stood dumbstruck beside him, nervousness etched across his features.
"Theo... Mr. Williams, quit the jokes. She... there's no way she could be Mabel Sean..." Harvey wiped sweat from his brow, his voice insistent despite his trembling.
"Yes, how could Mason Raymond possibly know the Sean family's daughter? Theo, are you confusing her with someone else?" Lyla Lucas asked with obvious skepticism.
Theo shot them an icy glare. "I witnessed River City's most respected figures pouring her wine and laughing with the Chuzzle Battle Zone commander. What do you think that means?"
Harvey's face turned ashen instantly. The wineglass in his hand quivered noticeably.
"That's impossible, absolutely impossible!" Lyla hissed through clenched teeth. "Mason Raymond is nothing but a worthless failure. How could he possibly know the Sean family's daughter?"
