Chapter 101
Vespera and Rebecca lay on their beds. As soon as their heads touched their pillows, they were out like lights. By the time Vespera woke up, it was already noon. Rebecca had already left the house.
On the coffee table was a breakfast-to-go with a note underneath: “Don’t go wandering around today. Be good and stay at home. I’ll come back with some food.”
A warm feeling spread through Vespera’s chest. Although Rebecca usually skipped breakfast, she never forgot to prepare it for her. Vespera opened the bag and took out her breakfast. Then, she switched on the TV and found a random drama to enjoy over breakfast.
It was a family drama. Vespera was reminded of Felicia and Tina when the drama reached the part where the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were scheming against each other. Yesterday, Felida and Tina returned to the Munoz residence in the evening. Had they teamed up again? It hadn’t even been that long. Had Felicia forgotten how she had been set up and thrown under the bus?
While Felicia wasn’t the brightest bulb, she wasn’t that foolish either. Did she really still want Tina as her daughter-in-law? Vespera had no idea how Felicia’s mind worked, but Felicia and Tina teaming up wasn’t a bad thing either. It meant one more person could help pressure Lake. But Vespera still needed Tina to do the heavy lifting. Judging by the current situation, Tina hadn’t achieved much despite all her scheming.
After breakfast, Vespera curled up on the couch, wondering what her next step should be. Should she provoke Tina to unlock her potential? After some thought, Vespera decided against it. At the moment, Tina seemed like she was going mad. If Vespera pushed her too far, Tina might actually lose control, which wasn’t a good thing either.
Vespera snapped out of her thoughts. Since she hadn’t gone home yesterday, she decided to give Raymond a call. Lately, he had been preparing her meals every day. Two days ago, he even thoughtfully reminded Vespera to stay safe. No matter what, she had to let him know that she was doing fine.
Raymond was already aware since Dominic had returned to the penthouse apartment early in the morning. However, Raymond didn’t mention that and merely smiled in relief. “I’m glad you’re alright.”
Before Vespera could even end the call, there was an incoming call from Yasmine, who was known to be a notorious gossip. After saying goodbye to Raymond, Vespera ended the call and answered Yasmine’s call. “Hey, Yaz. What’s up?”
“My goodness! Is your internet down, Vespera? Have you seen what the Munce family said? Your mother-in-law was slandering you! The things she said were completely outrageous. I think I’m going to be sick!”
“What slander?” Vespera was perplexed. She asked Yasmine to stay on the line before going online to check what was going on.
Twenty minutes ago, the Munoz family had posted a video on Eclipse Group’s official Instagram account to clarify what happened to Tina. Before that, the public was completely in the dark about who the main male character was. The influencers remained tight-lipped since they had been paid off. Moreover, different social circles never exchanged news with one another. That was also why those in the same industry were aware of celebrities’ secret engagements, children, or scandalous affairs, while the public remained clueless.
If the Munoz family did not speak up, they could have stayed out of the matter completely. Yet they had chosen to expose themselves. Vespera saw that Felicia had called for a high-profile press conference. After watching the video, her blood started boiling.
In the press conference, Teliția introduced herself as Luke’s mother. She laid out exactly what had happened, and the situation was nothing like what everyone saw. Felicia explained that the Munoz and Sole families had betrothed their children early on since the families were of equal standing. Although there was an age gap, Luke and Tina always got on very well. The Munaz and Sowle families were waiting for Tito to come of age before planning the wedding.
At that time, Vespera had shown up. Felicia explained that Vespera was determined to marry into a wealthy family. Although Vespera knew that Luke was engaged, she’d used all sorts of underhanded tactics to seduce him. Later, she even pressured him into marrying her. Although Vespera had achieved her goal, the Munoz family never acknowledged her marriage to Luke.
Felicia explained that over the past two years, Luke slowly came to realize Vespera’s inclinations as a gold digger. Not only was Vespera a greedy woman, but she even slept with other men while Luke went on work trips. Felicia continued, saying that the relationship had hurt Luke. During that time, Luke and Tina were often in contact because of a collaborative project between the Musszes and Soules. The final conclusion: the mistress was Tabul Vespera.
After explaining everything, Felicia showed some evidence to back up her claims. After all, words alone were not proof. Not only were there records of Vespera requesting exorbitant compensation, but there were also photos of her and a middle-aged man in a hotel corridor. There was also a voice recording of Vespera blatantly asking for ten percent of Eclipse Group’s shares at the Munoz residence yesterday. The most fascinating thing was that Felicia even showed an engagement letter between Luke and Tina ten years ago.
Chapter 100