Forbidden Passion

Chapter 233 Vanessa, Who Did This to Your Face?

'Fight, let them fight!' Vanessa thought.

But a fight was out of the question. Theodore eyed Phoebe with a narrowed gaze and coldly asked, "What's your problem?"

Phoebe replied, "I'm just too full."

Phoebe pushed her chair back and turned around only to see Vanessa standing at the dining room entrance, offering them a half-smile that hid a sneer.

As Phoebe passed by Vanessa, she paused and said, in a voice low enough for only the two of them to hear, "Miss Fitzroy, your shameless behavior is quite the eye-opener." Vanessa's cheeks flushed, burning with embarrassment.

Phoebe walked away.

Then Theodore's eyes fell on Vanessa, and he noticed the imprint of a slap on her face, which seemed even more evident than before, her cheeks reddening as if about to bleed. "Vanessa, what's wrong?"

Vanessa snapped back to reality, looking at Theodore, she shook her head gently. "No, I'm fine... just not very hungry."

have something to eat. You've been working all night and barely touched your

walked into the dining room and took a seat

a quick glance, clearly oblivious to the earlier under-the-table drama, and served

her fork but her appetite had vanished. This meal

I'm really full.

plate with concern, noting the swelling on

face? They sure

turned her head to conceal the bruise, "Oh,

If the paparazzi got a photo, who knows what kind of stories

put some ice on that later. Such a pretty face shouldn't be swollen like that," Mrs.

her head away once

face to gain sympathy from

to her own meal, taking a sip of the creamy potato soup that Theodore couldn't

tea. She put the bowl aside and took a sip of water, washing away

the meal, the rain outside had lightened, and the driver called to say he was waiting in the

leave, she