CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE – INSIDER’S INSIGHT

"Hello?" she answered warily, bracing herself for the unknown. The voice that crackled through the line was laced with barely contained fury. "You meddlesome bitch," Veronica snarled, her words dripping with venom. "Did you really think you could take me down that easily?" Kayla's blood ran cold as the implications of Veronica's call sank in. She had been one step ahead of them all along, anticipating their every move and laying the groundwork for her counterattack. "I don't know what you're talking about," Kayla lied, her voice steely with false bravado. Veronica let out a harsh bark of laughter. "Don't play coy with me, darling. I know all about your little stunt at the gala, your pathetic attempt to expose me. Well, you failed, and now you're going to pay the price." A sick sense of dread coiled in the pit of Kayla's stomach as she listened to Veronica's ominous words. "What have you done?" "Why don't you turn on the news and find out?" Veronica purred, her tone thick with mal