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?"

her face turning a furious shade

"What in the world? I knew there was something off about that woman. Phoebe, you can't let her get

words, but deep down, she harbored a seething resentment toward Vanessa. She had always known Vanessa's return spelled trouble. And Phoebe's lackluster response? Surely, she wasn't

Lord, she needed to have a talk with

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twice, and Theodore's father Brandon stopped by once. Theodore was the

hinted on Messenger that Theodore

knew the truth. He didn't want to see her. Fine by

want to see him

mostly healed after her two-day hospital stay. She

to persuade Phoebe otherwise, Mrs. Ziegler had begrudgingly proceeded with

she left than Edward

faded, but his expression bore marks of weariness.

Edward had remained by her side. Somehow the Vanderbilts had caught wind of his fight with Theodore, and the

today when his brother finally released him. He raced to the hospital