Forbidden Passion

Chapter 220 No Regrets in the Future

Vanessa was shocked and could hardly believe that the very person who had always doted on her was now the first to sever ties. "Mom, you..."

Sophia closed her eyes, seemingly exhausted and no longer wanting to see her.

"Pack your things and move out today. Don't come back, for anything or nothing."

Sophia often seemed gentle and reasonable, a person of little temper. However, once she made a decision, she never regretted it.

That day, she'd visited the Reynolds' house, to put it selfishly, to see how Phoebe was getting along with the family and how her marital relationship with Theodore was.

If the marriage was unhappy, Vanessa convincing herself to interfere would feel like less of a sin. However, what she saw was Theodore, radiantly happy.

She was a respected educator, a university professor, a beacon for her students. Yet now her own daughter was on the brink of becoming 'the other woman,' threatening someone's marriage, and she felt powerless to stop it. The only option she could think of was to force her daughter to choose between love and family.

Both had gained many gray hairs due to their recent worries over Vanessa, their

you make now is yours to live with, no regrets in

saying his piece, he supported his wife and entered the modest house without looking back, leaving Vanessa kneeling

farewell. "Mom, Dad, I'm sorry for being such

window, watching as her daughter disappeared into the storm

behind her, drawing the curtains closed. "Stop watching. You have to take care

embrace, inhaling the faint scent

shoulder gently. "Don't overthink

never give up once she set her sights on something, not to bow to a thousand trials and tribulations. However, she never applied it to her education or career, but she sure did with love." As Mr. Fitzroy guided her toward the bed, he

myself on teaching and nurturing others, never leading them astray. Yet, here I am, having guided my own daughter down this road. I feel

The doctor advised you to be at peace. Let Vanessa make her own way. Out of

if to speak, but she remained silent in the