The Unfaithful Mr. Scott novel (Eugene and Melanie)

Chapter 244 The Evidence

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Penelope lowered her head. Then, she looked into her daughter’s room and saw Jasmine playing with a doll that had been stitched back several times.

Her eyes reddened and silence draped over the entire place. Maia said nothing followed Penelope’s gaze.

“Your daughter is everything to you,” Maia said confidently.

Instead, she

Penelope nodded, “That’s right. I wouldn’t have been able to keep going if it wasn’t for her.” “Do you want to give her a better life?” Maia said.

Penelope stared at her, unnerved. “Are you offering me a helping hand?” There was longing in

her eyes.

Maia nodded, “You were the leader of Victorious Secret. You were both the lead singer and dancer. You’re experienced. I can put you back on stage if that’s what you want. Otherwise, you can work as a mentor in my company.

“Your salary will be more than what you earn selling alcohol and you’ll have a fixed working schedule. Both you and your daughter can stay in our dormitory. It’ll be safer than this place.” “I no longer want to return to the stage. I’d much rather spend my time with Jasmine now. I don’t want to miss out on her childhood. If I work as a mentor, I can groom the trainees and take care of my daughter. I’ll have a proper job with a steady income. It’s the best outcome I could’ve hoped for.”

“Okay. I’ll ask Buck to make the arrangements. You can start work tomorrow and take Jasmine to our dormitory,” Maia said decisively.

Penelope said gratefully, “Thank you, Ms. Maia. I could barely scrape by selling alcohol in nightclubs. it’s not the answer to my situation.

want people to know that Jasmine has a mother who works inappropriate jobs too. It’ll

her mind as she’s growing up. I thank you from the

Maia.”

was hard trying to land a job with a steady income. It did not matter if she had to trade

room. She lowered her voice, “Cards. on the table, Ms. Maia. Aside from female celebrities who already had powerful backers, everyone who debuted in Mykonos

six of us. In those bastards‘ eyes, it’s all a deal and you

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but it was still jarring to hear it with her own ears. He was a monster. She could not believe that his reign. in the entertainment industry went unchecked for so long.

she was going to take Victor out of the picture for everyone he had stepped

fame fast and bring in a lot of revenue for the company can’t shake him off that easily. It’s because these celebrities are usually favored by the public. They get

the celebrity that men all over the world coveted. That’s how he boosts

but the hatred in her

however, tears flowed freely down her cheeks, “Nora was one of the most famous stars in our troupe. She’d go on shows during working hours

limits very early on. So, she quietly gathered evidence and got ready to expose Victor’s dirty secrets. However,

times, but she no longer remembered who I was. She was completely deranged.

Penelope a handkerchief as she went on. “Victor is not a man. He’s a monster! Nora is Jasmine’s mother… she was pregnant when he drugged her. By the time she was sent to the asylum, it was too dangerous to abort the

embolism. I spent all of my savings and bought the asylum’s silence. Then, I took Jasmine away.”

more shocked after she

me?

the kitchen. She moved the trash can aside and pulled out of the planks from the wooden floorboard. She came out and gave Maia a document

“What’s this?”

the evidence Nora gathered. She was closest to me back then, so she sent everything to me. I took an IT course back in college. I have

didn’t trust anyone. Little did I