Chapter 176: Hiding from Gerard
-Of course it’s true. What? You don’t believe me?
Vanessa was speechless, but the meaning was clear enough: she didn’t believe it.
Dylan felt powerless and a little annoyed. He admitted that in the past he had carefully calculated every step, but this collaboration with the Cazalla Group had been an impulsive decision.
I wanted to see Vanessa and I wanted to find a suitable reason to see her.
It was a pity that the woman doubted him when he was sincere with her.
But, in reality, he deserved it.
Vanessa frowned, disgusted by her lack of determination and hating that Dylan was using her as a tool.
-Mr Dylan, it’s time to go.
She wanted to spend more time at home with her mother during the holidays, and by chance there happened to be an exhibition of exotic flowers lately and Mercedes would love it.
-Can’t you stay with me? -Dylan hugged the person.
-I don’t want to.
-Well.
Dylan gave in, but Vanessa’s heart stuttered with a bad feeling. In Dylan’s temperament, he shouldn’t have accepted her rejection so easily.
But the truth was that she left Dylan’s house without any problems.
After returning to her own home, Vanessa had not come to her senses.
-Vanessa? Have you finished with the company’s work? Are you tired?
Last night she got carried away by that Dylan guy who almost forgot her mother, thank goodness that guy had texted her mother beforehand, otherwise her mother would have been very worried about her.
-Mum, I’m fine. I rested for a while at the office last night. Do you get up so early to play sports?
-I have nothing to do, I have an appointment with my friend to go to the gym. Go and have a quick breakfast, eat and then rest some more. Be a good girl.
-I know, Mum.
Vanessa watched Mercedes leave before breathing a sigh of relief.
It is a bad feeling to lie, especially to your own mother.
“It’s all that bastard Dylan’s fault!”
Vanessa gritted her teeth in secret hatred, admonishing herself to be more determined in the future not to be attracted to Dylan’s male sexuality again.
“No, not at all!”
At about ten o’clock Enrique called and said that Gerardo had gone to the office again with the intention of talking to her.
She frowned, worried that Gerard would run home because he hadn’t found her on his two visits to the office. Although the relationship between the two families… but what if Gerard played dumb? He was capable of doing mind-boggling things for the sake of profit.
He didn’t want Gerardo to bother Mercedes, so he would have to take Mercedes away as soon as possible.
-Enrique, please book two tickets to Dorencia, for this afternoon. I’m taking my mother for a few days and I’ll meet you at the airport, ok?
-Yes, I’ll take care of it right away.
That said, Vanessa hung up the phone.
She didn’t worry about anything else, she packed her toiletries first and put them in her suitcase. Then she packed a few items of clothing and almost everything was ready.
After packing, Vanessa headed back to Mercedes.
-To the City of Dorencia? Why do you want to travel to Dorencia all of a sudden? -Mercedes looked at Vanessa in confusion and asked.
-I just don’t have anything to do at work, so I want to travel to Dorencia with you to relax a bit. Anyway, you often get bored at home, so it’s good that we’re going out to rest.
-But there’s no need to be in such a hurry, is there?
-God, I can’t wait any longer. It’s been so long since I’ve been out with you, Mom, and I’m so excited.
-What a child!
Mercedes was amused by Vanessa’s enthusiasm, so she didn’t think too much and followed Vanessa to the airport, carrying her suitcase.
-Enrique, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, how are you?
Enrique was secretary to the late Felipe and had frequent contact, and Mercedes knew him very well.
When he met Enrique at the airport, Mercedes greeted him cordially and asked him about his life, to which Enrique answered patiently, much to Mercedes’ delight.
-Director Vanessa, the plane will take off in half an hour.
-Thank you,” Vanessa took the notes and said, “I’ll leave it on the company’s behalf, and if there’s anything important to do, video-conference me.
-All right.
Soon the boarding began and what Vanessa didn’t know was that she had just gone out with Mercedes when the news arrived at Gerardo’s side.
In fact, Gerardo wanted to go to the Cazalla family’s house first. But before he could start, he received the news that Enrique had booked tickets for the flight for both of them, and it was too late to go home, as Vanessa had boarded the plane with Mercedes and could not catch up with her.
It was a piece of cake for Gerardo to find out where Vanessa was in Dorencia, but he couldn’t do it that way.
Although the project was important, Vanessa was only a minor and was once his own grandson-in-law. Gerardo was so proud of his status that he could not afford to pursue her to Dorencia.
-I underestimated her! -Gerard grimaced, tapping the ground with his cane, his face full of sadness.
You could see how irritated he was.
Orlando stood still, without saying a word. In fact, he was lost in thought, as he thought about the youngest daughter of director Lacasa who was bothering him. A spoilt, arrogant and capricious young woman, selfish and condescending, who even spoke to him in a commanding tone.
Just the thought of her made Orlando feel sick.
-The only thing left to do now is to get the best out of Nico Lacasa’s little girl. Vanessa is avoiding us now, so there’s no way to start with her for now. Orlando, spend more time with that Felicia. If she helps us speak a few good words with her father, we can surely win the new energy project of the Cazalla Group.
Hearing Gerardo mention the resentful girl, Orlando became more annoyed.
A glint of gloom shone in his eyes.
He clenched his fist and suppressed his displeasure:
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-All right, well, you can leave now.
Gerard, completely unaware of his displeasure, gestured for him to come out.
-Shit! -Back in his office, Orlando pounded his fist loudly on his desk, his eyes grimacing.
-Mr. Orlando, Miss Felicia is looking for you.
Orlando looked up sharply and was about to say no, when he saw the annoying woman walk in with a smile on her face.