Chapter 99

While Madam Collins was still processing the shocking news, Spencer received the same information from his own people at the office. As he watched the broadcast, his hand clenched into a fist, and he felt a headache stard to form.
It seemed reporters were already hounding them, demanding answers—why had his mother done something like this to her own daughter-in-law when during that time, Melanie had indeed been working with ABC Industtries? They wanted to know if there was internal strife within the company for two of it’s directors attacking each other like this?
Without having anyone to tell him, he knew that the shares of the company would definitely be affected today. And at present he needed to do damage control.
But, to make things worse, Peter Berkus had officially filed the lawsuit and then left the country. Which meant that there was no way they could make him come forward and claim that this was all a misunderstanding.
Peter was refusing to listen to any explanations, making it clear that his side would only speak in court. There was no room for discussion after the betrayal. To have orchestrated the entire incident of plagiarism and then sympathised with him as if Melanie was the one who was controlling everything! He had sent quite a long ‘letter’ to them…
Spencer grimaced. The video circulating just now wasn’t very clear, but Spencer had no doubt that it was real. He knew exactly what his mother had done. But the bigger question was—how did Peter get his hands on it?
And yet, even as he asked himself this question, the answer came to him almost instantly. It had to be Melanie.
He remembered his mother mentioning that Melanie had given Peter a file, calling it a “gift” before she left the party yesterday. At the time, he hadn’t thought much of it. Like his mother, he had believed that it must be Melanie’s proposal for Peter regarding the partnership.
But now, with everything falling apart, it made sense. That file must have contained the video. Melanie had intended to prove herself innocent before making the proposal. But when Peter Berkus had humiliated her, she had simply left the file with him and walked away, knowing that once the man realized the truth, he would come to her. And this time, with Peter having humiliated Melanie wrongfully, she would have the upper hand.
So, Melanie had to be the one who sent it out. He never could have imagined that she would be so insiduous.
Frustrated at having his mother ruining everything for petty games, he asked his own assistant, “What about the person who was supposed to keep Mother informed about Melanie? The spy? Why didn’t he warn her about what Melanie was doing or what was in that file?”
The man shook his head and explained hurriedly, “According to Lisa the spy didn’t know anything. Melanie never told anyone about her plan—not even her own assistant who accompanied her. Also, the assistant is now looking into the matter of the leaked plans so Melanie has also discovered that we have a spy in her office.”
Spencer let out a sharp breath. That meant Melanie had been careful, keeping everything a secret until it was too late. And now, the damage was already done.
In her desperate attempt to bring about Melanie’s downfall, his mother had instead ruined everything. What was supposed to be a carefully laid trap had backfired spectacularly, and in one swift move, Melanie had turned the tables, bringing his mother down instead.
Spencer’s mind was still racing, trying to figure out a way to control the damage when the door to his office swung open and Hallie strode in.
“Spencer even though everything is in chaos right now, I think we might have a way to fix this mess. If we handle this correctly, we can shift the blame onto Melanie and make your mother come out as the hero in all of this. Look at these pictures.”
Spencer’s brow furrowed as he took the folder and flipped it open. The moment his gaze landed on the photographs, his body went rigid. His grip on the edges of the paper tightened. This was…
“We can claim that Melanie was out of control. That she had no morals, no integrity, and that your mother was simply trying to protect Adam. That she couldn’t stand by and let Melanie’s characterless ways tarnish his name any further.
You have a few pictures with Melanie from back then. Even though they are normal, with pictures like these ones, it will be easy to change the narrative. We can say that Madam Collins never liked her because she knew Melanie’s character. How she first tried to seduce you and then seduced Adam, playing with both your hearts.
Since both of you were away, Madam Collins did the only thing she could, hoping that when Adam returned, he would break things off. But instead they eloped. And yet, later, Melanie continued with her wayward ways, and was now having an affair with her assistant.”
“We can turn this whole situation around, Spencer! If we control the narrative, the public will sympathize with your mother instead of condemning her.”
While Spencer knew that this could be done, he coudl still not control his jealous as he looked down at the pictures in front of him. Was Melanie really like this? It had not been long since they had ‘broken up’ and already she was moving from one man’s arms to other. Just last week it had been Adam and now it was this Ben! How did she become such a sl*t!
He picked up the pictures. Or was she always like this? And he had been the one too blind to notice it. Hallie had said this when she’d mentioned how easily Melanie had married Adam and how they seemed to already be close. He’d thought that this was just Melanie trying to get back at him but now… What if there had already been an illicit relationship between her and other men? He’d been the one played for a fool all this while!
Search the ALLMACWARE.com website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.