Melissa, her father and their lawyer had been studying that story for a couple of days. Marco had committed some very nice crimes, from invasion of privacy to theft of intellectual property.
Lewis limited himself to not causing further damage, he offered his support to Melissa and the whole team behind her, trying to do the same. The team mostly wanted to avoid image problems with its driver but the engineers and mechanics had become genuinely fond of Melissa, who had always been kind to everyone and had brought a bit of serenity even in the dark moments of the races.Melissa, however, couldn't digest the situation, both because the result of a thousand efforts had been achieved in half a second and because her entire future career was at stake.
One morning she decided to leave the house alone, without having said anything to anyone. She had dressed well but not at all flashy and had done the same with her makeup. She wanted those who saw her to think well of her, she wanted to make a good impression, but she had also tried to remain anonymous so that only the impression of her would be remembered and not the details.[...]
-I was waiting for you-
Marco entered his office and saw a woman sitting behind his desk.
-Melissa- his nostrils flared with anger -what are you doing sitting at my desk but above all what are you doing in my office?!- he thundered, slamming the door behind him.
-You were right when you said I was just a beautiful woman with no brains, I just had to smile and they let me through without any problems- she smiled at him calmly.
-Ok, this is a problem I will have to talk to security about now but leave immediately!-
-Otherwise?-
-Otherwise? Have you gone crazy by any chance? Get out of my office, get out of my company, I don't want to see you! - Marco still had the plasters on his nose and purple eyes.
Melissa had managed to completely cover the marks on her neck but her eye still had a fairly visible bruise but luckily, on an aesthetic level, it really looked like she had just fallen down the stairs.
-I didn't want to see you anymore either, I can guarantee it but I don't think you're in a position to give me orders- she looked him in the eyes without fear –And in any case the company isn't yours, it's your father's-
-Then wait until I call him and you'll see what will happen to you-
-I want a press release apologizing for your actions and acknowledging the copyright of the items you sold!-
-I don't even think about it, Melissa- he giggled, placing her coat on the coat hanger behind the door -I fucked you because you have an amazing body, really, you are one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen in my life and I can guarantee you that I've seen a lot- the grin on his face seemed glued, welded, to his cheeks -But when I saw the wonderful work you had done, there, within anyone's reach on the computer on the desk I couldn't resist. I peeked and luckily I had this with me- he took a USB stick out of the inside pocket of his jacket.
-A USB stick?-
-How good, you can still recognize them- he laughed and wandered around the room –listen, in the end things went the way they were supposed to go-
-I wouldn't say so!-
-Come on, what could it have been! We just had fun! But when you started to bore me I decided to look around and luckily I found that shitty notebook you kept in your bag!-
-I'm glad that at least you admitted that you stole everything from me!- Melissa blurted out, still trying to behave and maintain her dignity. Only she and her dentist knew how many times she had bitten her tongue during that confrontation.
-Meli, meli, meli, don't be offended. I just borrowed a few scribbles-
-Borrowed without my permission? YOU STOLE MY WORK!-
-How fiscal you are!- he put his hands in his pockets and licked his lips satisfied –Now, please, either you take down your panties and bend over my desk or you leave my office-
-As a man you are really small- she stood up clutching her bag, took her jacket and left.
She slipped away from the building and once she had made sure that she had been recorded by the video surveillance cameras placed at the entrance, she turned off the recorder she had in her bag.
-Just an asshole with a very small dick- she muttered satisfied as she walked home –Dad, I extracted a confession. But if we add physical violence, moral violence and everything else it should be enough!-[...]
Luckily Marco's father and brother were more intelligent and reasonable people. They had solved the legal problems for him and Melissa managed to obtain justice without having to go to court.
Marco had been cut off from the most important roles and only his brother would really have control of the company. Would he continue to have the wonderful life he always had? Yes, but at least he never got the power he was promised.
When it was explained to Lewis what Melissa had done completely on her own he smiled and said
"I never had any doubts."
YOU ARE READING
Starting from the Pit lane - Lewis Hamilton
FanficLewis was desperate. He wanted his eight championship but it was impossible to win even a single race against Max. Melissa was his second problem. She was just a journalist, always picking on him until one day he couldn't listen to one more word co...