Chapter 82: Everything was Melina’s plan
He opened the bag with slender fingers and poured the contents into it.
It was a pile of photos, more precisely, a pile of photos that recorded the whole process of Vanessa being slandered by Melina. Up to that point, all the mysteries had been revealed.
The photographic records were very clear: how Melina drugged Vanessa; how she took her to the hotel with others; how she took off her clothes and took the intimate and erotic photos of her.
At the time, Vanessa must have trusted Melina. Otherwise, she would not have been drugged by her.
She felt absolutely nothing during the whole process, and even had no memory of the whole of the previous day. Melina had explained to her that they were both drunk, which is why they stayed at the hotel. Because there were no traces on the body, Vanessa never doubted what had happened that day.
It was possible that those images of Vanessa’s betrayal mentioned by Orlando came this way.
Melina wanted to destroy the relationship between the two but did not want Vanessa to realise her scheming, so she set up such a trap for Vanessa. Melina knew Orlando’s arrogance and pride. He would definitely be furious when he saw these photos of his wife and he would make sure that Vanessa had betrayed him without doing any investigation…
Certainly, Melina knew her characteristic very well and did everything meticulously.
If Dylan had not sought someone to investigate this incident, he would never have found the evidence.
-Mr. Dylan, is it necessary to give this evidence to Ms. Vanessa?
Dylan put the photos away and put them back in the bag.
-No.
The time is not yet right.
This evidence should be used at the most critical moments, so I wouldn’t let Vanessa know at the moment. Anyway, even if she knew, it wouldn’t do any good, would it? Vanessa and Orlando could not recover the relationship and go back to the past.
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Vanessa had thought that Gerardo would not let what had happened at the company go so easily, but she had not expected him to come to the Cazalla Group to pick her up personally.
-Grandfather, why are you coming here?
Vanessa looked with surprise at Gerardo who had come accompanied by Jaime and hurried to get up to greet them.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.
In any case, he was still his grandfather.
-I have some free time and I want to come and see you. Vanessa, we haven’t talked for a while,” he looked at Jaime after speaking. Jaime, go and share things with the staff you brought.
-Yes, sir.
Jaime left, leaving Gerardo and Vanessa alone in the office.
-Vanessa, I am here today to apologise to you for Orlando.
Gerard sighed, with a “he hadn’t taught his grandson well” expression.
-Grandfather, this was not your fault, you don’t have to apologise to me.
-Vanessa, I know you’ve been hurt. What that Orlando boy did was too unthinkable. If he wasn’t my only grandson, I would have taken him abroad. Vanesa, it was grandfather and the Moya family’s fault. I came to see you today leaving my dignity and decorum behind. I hope you can give Orlando another chance.
-You and Orlando have been married for more than a year and in love with each other. Such a marriage between you and Orlando is so difficult to work out in our rich families. Orlando did something wrong and I will make him apologise to you and let him make up for it. I will give you 1% of the shares of Grupo Moya as compensation for the loss of Grupo Cazalla.
“Another 1% of the shares? Is Gerardo so generous? But how can Orlando’s damage to me and my parents be compensated with money? I mean, for rich families like the Moya family, do they think they can solve everything with money?”
-Grandpa, do you know that Orlando spent the first day of marriage with me in Melina’s bed? From secretly cheating on me to bringing Melina into our wedding room openly? I had tolerated it because I believed I loved him and still hoped he could return to my side. But what was I waiting for? The affair between him and Melina was out in the open and my dad became ill because of it. The Cazalla Group faced the crisis and I tried to stabilise everything. But again it was completely ruined because of him. Grandfather, do you think I can continue to maintain this absurd marriage while ignoring the emotional and physical damage?
Vanessa laughed with derision. She hadn’t expected Gerard to be able to stand by her side after hearing these words. But at least she hoped he could remain neutral and stop worrying about the issues between her and Orlando.
But she was bound to be disappointed.
-Don’t worry, Orlando will no longer be entangled with Melina. I’ll supervise him and I won’t let him look for any woman anymore. He won’t dare to betray you anymore, he will definitely reflect on his mistakes and stay with you. You don’t have to worry about this, I promise, eh? I will personally visit Philip to apologise to him. You don’t have to worry about the Cazalla Group either. With the help of the Moya Group and myself, we will never let it collapse.
Finishing the words, seeing that Vanessa’s expression was still stubborn and that she had no intention of committing herself, the old man snorted coldly in his heart.
The “sugar” had been given, and the next thing to be given was the threat.
-Vanessa, only with the backing of the Moya Group will the Cazalla Group be able to stand firm. You are a smart girl and I think you know what to do.
Vanessa grabbed the armrest of the chair and said slowly:
-Thank you for your advice, grandfather.
-Girl, you have to remember that nothing is more important than profits. What you have in your own hands is the real thing. Others don’t matter.
Gerard narrowed his eyes, as if he couldn’t see Vanessa’s pale face.
Gerardo had been reluctant to threaten a young woman. But at that moment he had to do it. For the sake of the Moya family’s reputation and honour, he absolutely would not allow a divorce.
No matter how bad the problem was, no matter how many people knew, if it stayed on the surface, nothing would matter to him.
After saying his piece, Gerardo didn’t stay any longer and soon left with Jaime.
Vanessa smirked in the office.
No wonder Orlando threatened her with the Cazalla Group. It turned out that both grandfather and grandson were of the same type.
They managed the Cazalla Group and forced her to surrender. No matter how reluctant she was, no matter how angry she was, nothing would change.
She just wanted a divorce from this man, why was it so difficult?
The Moya Group was a giant in the Pacific City, she couldn’t do anything with it. But, but if the Moya didn’t exist one day and if this giant came down, she could take the opportunity to do a lot of things, couldn’t she?
“No, I cannot give up so easily. Even if it is destined to lose and suffer, I will resist.”
She was the daughter of Felipe Cazalla and was sustained by pride and firmness.
If she was threatened with the Cazalla Group, she would try to do everything possible to get the Cazalla Group out of the crisis.
Vanessa squeezed the pen with eyes full of determination.
Over the next few days, Vanessa desperately started working again. She kept pushing herself, forcing herself to learn more skills and become stronger, even if she wished she could work 48 hours a day.
She was like a sponge, constantly absorbing knowledge. And she personally participated in banquets large and small for the purpose of enriching herself.
That day, for a banquet related to a big business deal worth hundreds of millions, Vanessa decided to show up even though she had a fever.