CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT – FULLY EXPOSED

"Well, Ms. King?" Karina's lofted voice challenged. "Any more denials you'd like to make?" Lexi seemed to rally, tossing her head haughtily as she rallied her sneer. "So you caught me on a few unseemly conversations. I'm a wealthy, powerful woman and sometimes I have to get my hands dirty in corporate game..." "Don't bother with your hollow justifications!" Karina interrupted furiously. "We all know the truth now - you're just a mercenary cocktease who was trying to sleep your way into John's assets before gutting his company!" A shocked hush fell over the crowd as Lexi's expression twisted into a mask of pure, unbridled rage. "You...little...bitch!" she seethed, seemingly at a loss for more coherent words as her shaky facade collapsed entirely. While the guests absorbed this shocking turn of events in stunned silence, Karina took a steadying breath before speaking her next words with grim finality. "In light of the evidence presented here tonight, I think it's clear Ms. King's en