~70~

~Laurel~

"That's not true!" Genevieve shouted.

"Oh yes, it's true. Melissa, tell them what you told me." Mira gave way for the woman to come to the front and she did.

"Genevieve here, found out something about me. A sextape. She then threatened to upload it but I pleaded with her. And then she told me she wanted to get her revenge on you."

"Melissa, shut your big mouth!" Genevieve cut in.

"Who? Me?" I asked her and she nodded.

"And so she told me to go back to Kurt and seduce him. I told her I couldn't because the Kurt I've always known wasn't easily seduced. But she forced me, threatened to release the tape if I didn't. And that's why I came back. Kurt, my husband isn't dead, I'm sorry if I lied to you. But there was nothing I could do."

"Why didn't you tell me, Melissa? You chose to fear her, over me? And then what? Ruin my relationship with my wife?"

"That was what she told me."

"And those texts, mom. Dad didn't send them," Mirabelle explained. "Gen did. I don't know how she did it