Forbidden Passion

Chapter 573 Phoebe Contacted Bishop

Vanessa got shoved by Ruby, slamming her back against the window frame, and her cane clattered to the floor. Grabbing Ruby's wrist tight, Vanessa yelled, "Ruby, you've lost it!" "Yeah, I'm nuts. If I wasn't, how could I have trusted you? You swore you wouldn't hurt Donovan. You promised!" Ruby snarled, her voice dripping with regret and pain. Vanessa tried to peel Ruby's hands off, but she was too weak. "I told you, I didn't kill him."

Vanessa's plan was to use Donovan to mess with Phoebe, to drive a wedge between her and Theodore. Killing Donovan was never part of the plan.

Sure, Donovan's death and Phoebe and Theodore splitting up were outcomes Vanessa was cool with, but she didn't send anyone to off Donovan.

This is a law-abiding society; killing someone isn't that simple. Plus, she promised Ruby she wouldn't hurt Donovan.

"I don't believe you," Ruby cried out, her hands tightening around Vanessa's neck, eyes blazing with hatred. "Since Donovan's dead, you can go to hell and pay for it." "Ruby," Vanessa's face twisted, her cheeks turning red. She started to struggle for breath, clawing at Ruby's arms, her nails leaving bloody marks.

Ruby's grip only got tighter. Her face was wild and fierce. She wanted Vanessa dead, to join Donovan in the afterlife.

"Ah, someone's getting murdered!" A scream came from behind, and hurried footsteps approached. Soon, Ruby felt someone pulling her back. Refusing to let go of Vanessa's neck, Ruby wailed, her nails leaving bloody trails on Vanessa's skin.

"Let go, you're choking her!"

The nurses pulled Ruby away in a flurry, then helped Vanessa away from her.

They were about to scold Ruby when she suddenly went limp, sliding to the ground and crying like a kid who lost everything.

Vanessa, surrounded by nurses, looked at Ruby on the floor and slowly clenched her fist. She didn't want things to get to a life-and-death struggle with Ruby.

bloody scratches. "Miss Fitzroy, should we call the cops? This could be attempted murder." Vanessa shook her head. "Forget it. She's my friend. She just got too

a friend? Miss Fitzroy, you're a saint." The nurse couldn't help

touched her neck. The broken skin stung, making her

really rough. It'd be a shame if your

until

it out for you, yet I still helped her. Is this divine

set up a meet at a coffee shop. Bishop agreed without

Bishop was already there, waiting. She walked over and plopped down across from

by his side and looked up at her with a casual glance. "Didn't know what you liked, so

in her chair, leaving the hot cocoa untouched before her. She stared at Bishop. "Mr. Reynolds,

thoughts were that obvious. Why did

that way, I won't beat around the bush. Yeah, you and Donovan were rivals, and Donovan seemed to have Mr. Douglas's favor. It's not crazy to think you'd want him out

Phoebe glared at him,

on, "Ms. Ziegler, do you think killing someone in Kedora

shady stuff.

have the guts, nor do I want to

speak, staring deeply at Bishop, trying to gauge if he was

did hear something

looked cautious. She knew Bishop wasn't about to do her any favors, but her

me, you should look at Donovan's new girlfriend, Ruby. At the party

Bishop saw Donovan being called upstairs by