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.

helped his wife to her feet. Both had gained many gray hairs due to

Mr. Fitzroy said, "Vanessa, remember, any choice you

wife and entered the modest house without looking back, leaving Vanessa kneeling outside alone as a late storm loomed, the dark

battered Vanessa, drenching her as she knelt for a long while before bowing her head toward the main house three times in farewell. "Mom, Dad, I'm sorry for being such a disappointment. Please forgive me. I just can't live without him," Vanessa pleaded,

the

the curtains closed.

embrace, inhaling the faint scent

patted her shoulder gently. "Don't overthink

and tribulations. However, she never applied it to her education or career, but she

leading them astray. Yet, here

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

lips moved as if to speak, but she remained silent in the