It wasn't Veronica's fault. Not really. But from the second that Lilly introduced the blonde sprite standing beside her, she knew. Knew that it wasn't over, would never truly be over between those two. And somehow, she ended up playing the bad guy yet again. But as she told Veronica, she didn't actually hate her. It was what Veronica represented; the affairs that Jake tried to hide, the fact that even after getting the man she always wanted, she lost. By the time she had finished giving orders to Clarence Weidman, Celeste Kane was as calm and composed as always. Because even if Veronica was her husband's child (and she would never actually harm her), Lianne would never know that.

Celeste smiled, once, a brittle parody of happiness. Lianne Mars would never set foot in Neptune again by the time she was finished with her.