After Caroline swapped the babies, changing the plan because she could not bring herself to kill a newborn. A week later, Caroline's death was announced from suicide by jumping into a river, where her body was never found.
Melissa was against the idea of Caroline keeping the child but she promised to disappear with the child and her husband. Life was perfect for them until Aurora (Esmeralda) started hunting them down when Venessa was five years old.
After Melissa faked her first death to run away, she was sent more threats to come back from the death because the mastermind found out she didn't die and had more use for her because of how important she was Aurora.
