Forbidden Passion

Chapter 30 The Wise Lady Reynolds

Because sometimes reality speaks louder than words.

Vanessa stood up. "Miss Ziegler, rest up. I'm looking forward to your comeback."

"Hey, have you no shame?" Mrs. Ziegler burst in, pointing accusingly at Vanessa.

She'd been fuming outside, eavesdropping. Were mistresses so brazen these days?

Vanessa remained cool and collected. "Auntie, it was your daughter who stole someone's love. It's pretty clear who lacks shame."

Phoebe looked at her coldly. "My memory might be failing, but wasn't it Miss Fitzroy who left Theodore first? There's no basis for your accusation."

She refused to carry that burden!

Mrs. Ziegler, bolstered by her daughter's words, retorted, "Yeah, you left Theodore. Can't he marry someone else?"

their united front, Vanessa left, her face turning a furious shade of

I knew there was something off about that woman. Phoebe, you can't let her get to you. You are

held back further words, but deep down, she harbored a seething resentment toward Vanessa. She had always known Vanessa's return spelled trouble. And Phoebe's

needed to have

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Brandon

Theodore was in Kedora the

the truth. He didn't want to see her.

want to

that caused her to cough up blood, were mostly healed after her two-day

to persuade Phoebe otherwise, Mrs. Ziegler had

sooner had she left than Edward

room. His facial bruises had faded, but his expression bore marks of weariness.

Vanderbilts had caught wind of his fight with Theodore, and the fact that he was keeping a

had been confined until today when his brother finally released him. He raced to the