Chapter 9 - Vanessa’s Manager Found the Message They Tried to Delete
The missing piece arrived through Vanessa’s former manager, Tessa Rowe.
Vanessa had terminated her after the party, blaming her for the compliance problem.
Tessa retained business communications as required.
She found a deleted draft inside a synced workspace.
Title:
SATURDAY PLAN
My pulse rose.
The notes were not written like a conspiracy manifesto.
They were worse because they were ordinary.
Red paint prank.
Keep Sarah on camera.
Push “bad mom / control freak” angle if she flips.
Phone damage = leverage.
Mom handles family pressure.
Dad reminds inheritance.
After Sarah cools down, get new Lily release + settlement.
Then:
Need signed before Monday compliance call.
I felt numb.
Still, Melissa cautioned me.
“A draft proves planning. It doesn’t automatically tell us who agreed to every line.”
“Who created it?”
“Vanessa’s account.”
That was enough for me morally.
Not necessarily legally.
Then Tessa found one more note.
If Sarah shoves Ness, DO NOT stop live.
That line sat inside me for an entire day.
The whole afternoon had been designed around my anger.
May you like
Not because anger was unpredictable.
Because they needed it.
