"Where did you meet Zee, Kak Jonathan?" Cindy asked, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness.
Jonathan offered a professional smile, as if answering a light question from a client. "At the gym," he replied.
Zee held her breath, struggling to keep her anger from exploding at Cindy's overly flirtatious and brazen behavior. Every so often, Zee's sharp gaze shifted to David, who still sat with his head bowed in shame. Zee's rage boiled as she watched how relaxed Cindy was and how cowardly David behaved.
Cindy leaned forward, suspicion clear in her eyes. "Didn't Kak Zee just break up? How is it that you have a new boyfriend so quickly?" she asked, stressing the words 'just break up.'
Zee offered a cynical smile that didn't reach her eyes. She leaned forward, mimicking Cindy's intimidating style, and countered the attack calmly but lethally.
