Come to think of it, Cheryl really did not know Courtney or Shelly.
After Xia You arrived in Veilstone City last time, he had left Cheryl and May behind and gone alone to the Secret Base at the port to meet Courtney and Shelly.
She might have heard Xia You mention the two of them before, but she had definitely never met them.
Now that she saw them, she naturally would not recall their identities, much less recognize them.
Likewise, Shelly and Courtney did not know Cheryl either.
Even so, from Courtney's attitude, Cheryl could clearly sense that this woman's relationship with Xia You was rather unusual.
She really should be one of Xia You's women.
But Cheryl still could not quite work out which one she was.
Seeing Cheryl's blank expression, Cynthia knew that Cheryl did not know this woman either and had nothing to do with this matter.
Now this was interesting.
Turning to Courtney, Cynthia gave a soft chuckle. "Wasn't what I just said clear enough? I don't want to repeat myself."
Even knowing that the woman before her was the Sinnoh Champion, Courtney refused to yield an inch. She showed no sign of backing down and instead met Cynthia's gaze head-on.
"I don't know what your grudge against him is, but if you dare bad-mouth him in front of me, you'd better be ready for the consequences!"
With that single remark, Courtney brought the atmosphere here down to freezing point.
Everyone understood what she meant.
Looking at her, Cynthia narrowed her eyes slightly, and her presence erupted in full force.
No one had ever dared say something like that to her face!
Especially when this matter involved that annoying man named Xia You!
Had it been anyone else, Cynthia would not have said anything. Given her