What secrets is Vanessa hiding and what event in Africa jeopardized the well-being of the entire de Grasse family? Our time. Italy. Palermo. The wife of a wealthy businessman, Vanessa de Grasse was faced with the fact that after giving birth to her first child, she did not experience maternal feelings for him, but ran away on another trip. A trip to Africa turned her life upside down, dividing her into before and after. Secrets are a good thing until they are revealed.