Chapter 532

The only unexpected variable in her plan was that Juan had fallen for her, refusing to proceed with the divorce. But Debra had already made up her mind. After the divorce, she would sever all ties with him. She was no longer the girl from her past life, naively believing in fairy-tale love. Now, she wanted her own career and life, and she carried the weight of her family's responsibility on her shoulders.

The car pulled into the hospital parking lot. The staff quickly arranged a surgical consultation. Within ten minutes, doctors and nurses escorted Juan into the operating room. As his wife, Debra had to sign the consent forms for the surgery. By the time Joe arrived, Juan had already been inside for over half an hour.

Joe reported, “Miss Vargas has likely run back to her home by now. I’ve sent people to track her down. We’ll have her brought over soon.”

“Put the matter aside for now,” Debra replied, her voice heavy with fatigue. “First, tell me who Melody sent into her room.”

Joe hesitated. “Actually, Mr. Nichols had no idea. He didn’t know there was a man in Miss Vargas’s room that night. It was only later, when Miss Vargas started acting strangely, that he became suspicious and looked into it. Turns out, it was Mrs. Nichols Sr.’s driver.”

Debra found it hard to believe what she was hearing. The driver was already in his thirties. And yet, Melody had arranged for him to assault a young woman who hadn’t even graduated college. It looked like Melody had grown far too comfortable with her manipulative ways over the years. “So, what is Juan’s stance on all of this?”

“After finding out, Mr. Nichols chose not to tell Miss Vargas. He allowed her to stay and planned to compensate her family. No one expected this to happen.”

Debra rubbed her temples. She could now see why Melody had gone to such lengths to manipulate Hester. It all came down to Hester’s failure to win over Juan. Melody, determined to keep Hester as a pawn and ensure Juan remained firmly under her control, arranged for another man to enter Hester’s room. If Hester believed she had slept with Juan, she would be more devoted and compliant.

At the same time, Sheila had approached Melody with a proposal to marry into the Nichols family. Melody agreed to the idea and kept Hester in place, while plotting to push Debra out of the picture. But there had been too many unexpected turns. Hester wasn’t the obedient, submissive girl she appeared to be. After all, even a worm will turn. Hester had been fed on the crumbs tossed by Melody for too long. Melody’s manipulative games backfired, resulting in all this.

“Gather all the evidence and hand it over to Hester.”

“What?”

“A girl who was robbed of her chastity has the right to know what happened.”

“But what if Miss Vargas uses this evidence to blackmail Mr. Nichols?”

“It was Melody who orchestrated this whole thing. Hester has no leverage over Juan. And she knows if she threatens him, her family will be in great trouble.”