The tension in the room was unbearable, each moment stretched thin as a wire about to snap. Olivia stood at the center of a storm, feeling the eyes of the elders and Antonio's closest advisors boring into her. She could sense the doubt creeping into their minds, the suspicion that Rachel's words had so cleverly planted. But Olivia was far from defeated; she was angry, calculating, and ready to strike back.
She stepped forward, her voice cutting through the tense silence. "Antonio, you can't seriously believe this," Olivia said, her tone steady despite the chaos raging inside her. "Rachel is lying to manipulate you. This is her last desperate attempt to turn you against me."