The Lies Behind Her Marriage novel Chapter 183

He had instead invested in other businesses and become somewhat satisfied with being a member of the board.

Melvin considered letting go of the past, but the past always seemed to have a way of resurfacing.

Serena was found… and was brought into the company by Xavier Dorian.

When he heard of Victor’s imprisonment, Melvin prayed to God that he would not reach out to him, but unfortunately, he did. Through his lawyers and other contacts, Victor threatened him with the truth.

If Melvin refused to help orchestrate his escape, Victor would expose everything — their arrangement, the money, the plan. The truth about Serena’s kidnapping would surface.

And Melvin would fall with him.

So it happened.

It was Melvin who helped arrange the fire in Velmon’s prison.

It was Melvin who gave the Holts the money so Victor’s daughter could continue living a life of comfort.

The plan had been simple. Victor was supposed to stay dead.

The prison fire should have erased everything. Burned the evidence. Buried the past.

With Victor gone, the truth would disappear with him. Sterling would eventually stop searching for justice. Time would dull the wounds. And Melvin could move on, untouched.

But time had betrayed him.

Nathaniel Thorne began putting the pieces together, starting with Vanessa Holt. The past that was meant to remain ashes began to breathe again.

And once more, Victor resurfaced.

Through threats and messages delivered in the shadows, Victor cornered him. If Melvin refused to cooperate — refused to help him kidnap Serena again — he would confess everything to Sterling.

Their arrangement.

The money.

The original kidnapping.

It was a vicious cycle. One crime feeding another. One lie demanding more blood.

Melvin had once wished Victor had truly died in that prison fire.

But no.

Victor had survived... just to drag him back into the same abyss.

Over the past week, Melvin had been scrambling — revising plans, contacting old allies within the company, securing loyalties with quiet promises and hidden payments.

He knew the truth would eventually come out. And when it did, Sterling would destroy him.

So Melvin chose a different solution.

If he controlled the company, Sterling would hold no power. Neither would Silas. Nor Serena.

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