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."

to eat. You've been working all night and

and took a seat beside

to the earlier under-the-table drama, and served

up her fork but her appetite had

down her fork, she said, "Aunt, I'm really full. Please,

with concern, noting the swelling

who did this to your face? They sure had a heavy hand,"

to conceal the bruise, "Oh,

you're such a big star now. If the paparazzi got a photo, who knows what kind of stories they'd come up with," Mrs. Reynolds chattered. Vanessa couldn't tell if Mrs. Reynolds was genuinely concerned or just nosy. She responded

you should put some ice on that later. Such a pretty face shouldn't be swollen like

her head away once

her face to gain sympathy from

went back to her

salty and rich for her taste; not her cup of tea. She put the

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

Reynolds getting ready to leave, she quickly stood up, "Mom, with the