"Xaviera Evans was very clear, Fiona Reiser must be thinking that Joyce Jones was invited by Wayne Reiser, hence he would eventually take her side. On the surface, it did appear so. Also, Xaviera had heard Jones saying that he grew up in an orphanage and endured a lot of hardships. But, there was a family that donated to the orphanage, benefiting him.
And that family was the Reisers. If that was the case, Jones should feel thankful to the Reiser family. After all, he seemed like a grateful person but -
Xaviera chuckled meaningfully, 'Miss Reiser, I never said I'd back out. I just wanted to give you a heads-up.'
As soon as the words escaped her mouth, Jones had already picked up the small hammer. Fiona, her voice shaky with excitement, asked, 'Xaviera, what do you mean by that?'
Xaviera glanced at her, not saying a word, because soon Fiona would understand.