Manuela swallowed hard, her mind working rapidly to find a way out of what she had just said without thinking. Sergio's intense gaze had her trapped. She knew she had made a mistake by speaking, but she also knew she could no longer back down.

"I... I know because I did know her, I already told you that she went to school with me and I stopped seeing her at graduation," she said, trying to sound calm. "Though that doesn't matter anymore. I imagine you want to get revenge on her, or am I wrong?"