Chapter 283

"Vanessa, just hang in there a little longer. I promise, Daddy's going to get you out of that holding cell soon."

Nathan clung to this rosy fantasy, and a confident grin spread across his face.

After all, who could ever resist the lure of money?

In Nathan's mind, the only reason that cold, ruthless Sean had thrown Vanessa behind bars was because she'd disrupted Aberdeen's birthday gala and made Sean Foster lose face in front of everyone. But Sean was a businessman-and there's no businessman in the world who doesn't love money.

As long as the price was right, Nathan refused to believe that Sean wouldn't eventually give in and release Vanessa.

Once they made it out of the country, Nathan planned to hire someone to sabotage Sean's Eastborough Project, making sure Sean lost every last penny. Nathan had never been the forgiving type-anyone who crossed him paid dearly, sooner or later.

His triumphant smile had barely flickered to life when a car sped up behind him and screeched to a halt.

The car door was flung open, and a woman-her head wrapped in bandages, looking more like a wild animal than a person-lunged out. Only one eye was visible, burning with a venomous fury that locked onto Nathan like a snake eyeing its prey.

"Nathan-!"

was raw and feral. In an instant, she was in Nathan's face, and without warning, she

now you've sold the house I gave you just to bail out Vanessa—that bastard child from your affair! I swear, I

was still dressed in a hospital gown, her skin ghostly pale, almost translucent. Blood

was twisted with rage, making her look less like a woman and more

like talons, raking deep

just sat there

Nathan shouted, "Shaw-get this lunatic off

Vanessa was his own daughter, and Nathan was just about to buy her freedom. There was no way he'd let Adah

strong

one of

hell are you doing

After Nathan had left the hospital, Adah, frantic, had insisted on following him. Victor happened to run

disgust. Just yesterday, he'd caught Sophia and Garnett together in a car in the hospital parking lot-caught them in the act, no less. The

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