Noemi frowned.
âWhat incident? What happened to Karina?â
Rosalynn broke her silence.
âDid you arrange for Karinaâs actor to be on that variety show today?â
Her voice was icy, and she spoke as if stating facts rather than asking a question.
Noemi didnât dodge the issue.
âSince you already know, thereâs no point in lying.
Yes, I arranged it through my connections.
â
Initially, Rosalynn wondered if she was wrong.
But now, Noemi admitted it herself.
Rosalynn clenched her fists and looked at Brian and Deanna.
âDid you both hear that? Still think Iâm in the wrong?â
Brian frowned, his eyes meeting his motherâs.
âWhy drag Karina into this mess?â
Noemi held his gaze.
âI did it for you.
Youâre so caught up in Rosalynn that you canât see how she could ruin you.
Since you refused to divorce her, I needed to make her leave you.
â
Brianâs brow furrowed even more.
âMom, how could you be so reckless? Rape is a crime
Noemi looked stunned, clearly not having expected the conversation to take this dark turn.
âI didnât instruct anyone to rape Karina.
I simply asked your uncle to set up business dinners for her and then arranged for paparazzi to take photos of her with different men.
â
Brianâs eyes narrowed.
âSo youâre saying you had no part in planning any assault on Karina?â
âBrian, Iâm a woman too.
I may want you to divorce Rosalynn, but I would never stoop so low as to organize something so vile,â Noemi replied defensively.
Brian turned to Rosalynn, his expression unreadable.
âYet Karina almost got raped by Donn Boyd from Lewis Group,â Rosalynn declared, her eyes fixed on Noemi.
âIf you didnât orchestrate that, then who gave him the audacity?â
Noemi met her gaze unflinchingly.
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âIf I arranged it, Iâd admit it.
But I didnât, and I wouldnât take blame for something I didnât do.
â
It was a straightforward denial, and Rosalynn sensed that Noemi was being truthful.
Could she have been mistaken?
Rosalynn clenched her fists and finally broke the tense silence.
âEven if you didnât arrange for the assault, Donn Boyd is part of Lewis Group.
How do you explain his actions?
Noemi scoffed.
âWhy do I owe you any explanations?â
The tension between them thickened once more.
âMom, Iâm going to call my uncle to clarify what actually happened,â Brian said, breaking the icy stalemate.
Since Noemi asked her brother to do this, he should be able to shed some light on the matter.