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 barely touched your food," Theodore

room and took a

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

fork but her appetite had vanished. This meal was truly

she said, "Aunt, I'm

plate with concern, noting

face? They

the bruise, "Oh, it's nothing, just bumped into something

especially since 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.

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

turning her head

on her face to gain sympathy from Theodore but wasn't keen on

to her own meal, taking a sip of the creamy potato soup that

for her taste; not her cup of tea. She put the bowl aside and took a sip of water,

outside had lightened, and the driver called

room. Seeing Mrs. Reynolds getting ready to leave, she quickly stood up, "Mom, with the rain pouring like this,