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?"

Vanessa left, her

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

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

needed to have a talk with

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and Theodore's father Brandon

that Theodore was in

want

want to

blood, were mostly healed after her

Mrs. Ziegler had begrudgingly proceeded with the discharge

sooner had she left than

room. His facial bruises had faded, but his expression bore marks of weariness. He stood by her bedside and asked softly,

had caught wind of his fight with Theodore, and the fact that he

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