Penelope's expression froze for a moment as she stared at Cosmo. "What did you just say?"

Cosmo appeared slightly annoyed. "You're talking about Zoe and Blake, aren't you? Isn't that my sister? It's bad enough to talk about my sister, but insulting her, what's the meaning of that?"

His gaze shifted to Cynthia. "And what do you mean by saying you're Blake? Oh, I remember now. Since you're not too bright, I'll let it slide on behalf of my sister, and just take it as listening to a dog barking."

He hated it when people spoke ill of his sister, even though he wasn't clear why this woman was trying...