“Did you arrange for Karina's actor to be on that variety show today?’

Her voice was icy, and she spoke as if stating facts rather than asking a question.

Noemi didn't dodge the issue.

“Since you already know, there's no point in lying. Yes, I arranged it through my connections."

Initially, Rosalynn wondered if she was wrong. But now, Noemi admitted it herself.

Rosalynn clenched her fists and looked at Brian and Deanna.

"Did you both hear that? Still think I'm in the wrong?"

Brian frowned, his eyes meeting his mother's.

“Why drag Karina into this mess?"

Noemi held his gaze.

"I did it for you. You're so caught up in Rosalynn that you can't see how she could ruin you. Since you refused to divorce her, I needed to make her leave you."

Brian's brow furrowed even more.

“Mom, how could you be so reckless? Rape is a crime

Noemi looked stunned, clearly not having expected the conversation to take this dark turn.

"I didn't 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."

Brian's eyes narrowed.

"So you're saying you had no part in planning any assault on Karina?"

“Brian, I'm a woman too. I may want you to divorce Rosalynn, but I would never stoop so low as to organize something so vile," Noemi replied defensively.

Brian turned to Rosalynn, his expression unreadable.

“Yet Karina almost got raped by Donn Boyd from Lewis Group," Rosalynn declared, her eyes fixed on Noemi.

“If you didn't orchestrate that, then who gave him the audacity?"

Noemi met her gaze unflinchingly.