Karen pointed a finger at David, her face twisted in a scowl of pure rage.

David shot Cyrus and Vivienne a dark glance, suspicion dripping from his words.

"Did you two pull some strings?" he demanded.

Vivienne threw her hands up, the very image of innocence. "This is straight-up defamation. It wasn't me."

Of course, Cyrus was not about to take the fall.

"Mr. Meyer's got it all wrong. I'm just a cripple," he said with a shrug.

Cyrus smiled faintly, his ...