When Austin heard Ford's question, he remained silent because there was no need to let Ford know how he was going to deal with the issue.And there was no way he was going to give a blind eye to the mess they had created in the venue.With that, Austin seized the check into his hands with a cold look dancing on his eyes and turned away, leaving Hudson baffled, and he shook his head in helplessness.Outside the venue, Vanessa gazed across the parking lot and couldn't find the driver. With a sigh, she opened her mobile and dialed the driver.When the driver received a call from Vanessa, he was taken aback for a moment as he didn't expect them to leave the party so early and mumbled, "Please accept my apologies, Miss Grant. I'll come to get you straight away!"As she heard the shuffling sounds of utensils from the other end, Vanessa understood that she had disturbed him while eating and politely added, "Uncle Mason. There was no rush. You can complete your dinner first. In the meanwhile,
Eyeing the broad back of the tall man, who was once her ex-husband and the apple of her eyes, she felt bitterness spread in her insides and the calm look on her face was replaced with a frown.Fiona, who was observing the swirling emotions in Vanessa's pale face, narrowed her eyes and a scowl was settled on her face, while a look of disbelief was plastered on her, "don't tell me you were getting affected by Austin!"Hearing her remarks, Vanessa was baffled and squinted at her, when Fiona continued, "don't you dare!"Without a pause, Fiona snapped, "didn't you see how Austin was earlier? The members of the Jones family were all scums. They didn't deserve your kindness."When Vanessa came out of her reverie and understood what Fiona was saying, she instantly felt better when Fiona added, "if you ask me, I would say you should be fortunate enough that you divorced Austin Jones!"Vanessa couldn't help but let out a soft smile play on her lips as realization dawned on her, and she indeed a
Mia, who was already frustrated and grieving the humiliation upon seeing the comments felt as if a bucket of freezing cold water was poured on her head when she heard her mother's words.Eyeing Mia with pursed lips and knitted brows while her eyes went wide in bewilderment, Clara didn't know what to say and sighed helplessly.Mia, who felt as if the whole world had wronged her suddenly felt even more upset and questioned Clara, "Mom, how can you say that? How can you take Vanessa's side when she bullied me? Am I not your daughter?"Hearing the hoarse tone, Clara's heart softened and she struggled to say anything to comfort her daughter because she knew what Mia had done to Vanessa when she was still married to Austin, and she couldn't get herself to say Vanessa did wrong this time.With that, she took a peep at Mia and queried in a probing gaze, "How have I suddenly become the one who did wrong to you?"Mia gave a puzzled gaze when Clara continued, "did you forget the way you treated
By the time Vanessa and Caroline had reached the restaurant, they were almost twenty minutes late as the traffic was awful and the powerful engine did no good as the roads were congested.With a sigh, Vanessa stepped out of the car with her head held high and shoulders squared. Dressed in a simple blue silhouette that hugged her curves, she exuded an aura of a strong woman.As the wind blew over, her flowy hair was slightly pushed away and she appeared even more charming when the rays of the moon fell on her beautiful face.Her every step forward was with full confidence as the clinking sound of her heel could be heard in the empty corridor.She gracefully climbed into the lift since the reservation was on the sixth floor. Since it was the peak times of the business, the place was jammed and the lift was stopping on almost every alternative floor.When it stopped on the fourth floor, Vanessa caught a glimpse of Mia, and her brows knitted in suspicion eyeing the panic stricken face of
When Vanessa heard Casper's words, she frowned but put on a soft smile on her face and politely replied, "Pleasure is mine, Mr. Casper."Casper was delighted hearing her words as he was an old fox in disguise as a human who was eagerly waiting to leech off people’s money.In fact, the Grant Corporation and RX Corporation had been working together for many years and had pulled out a lot of successful deals. So, the Grant Corporation had intended to extend their contract, but Casper objected to it, as he had different values when a huge sum of money was at stake.But Casper and Silas were close friends and cooperated with each other. So, when Vanessa suddenly popped up into their picture, they were pissed off and wanted to make things difficult for her as they perceived she was their stumbling block.To their disappointment, Casper wasn’t getting any chance to plot against her despite the fact that Vanessa was fully drunk, and he did the only thing that seemed to be the best for him.Th
Vanessa was beyond startled when the car abruptly took a halt in the middle of the road at night, and she couldn't help herself but give in to the anxiety that was beginning to grow intense in the pits of her stomach with each passing second.Just when she decided to know what the heck was going on, she heard Cooper's slightly apologetic voice, breaking her daze bit by bit, "Oh, no! It seems the engine had broken down."With that said, he turned to Vanessa and Caroline and queried, "what should we do now, Miss Grant?"By then, Vanessa had already understood what was happening, and she muttered coldly, "let it be. It's not a big deal."As the words escaped her mouth, she began to feel extremely uncomfortable in the cramped car and hastily unlocked the door and get down, inhaling the fresh air and to keep her mind at ease.Caroline who was alarmed, eyed Cooper making a call and anxiously strode to Vanessa with worry visible in her eyes, and she mumbled in her intoxicated voice, "Are you
Vanessa was taken aback after hearing Caroline's words, but she felt it was the best choice for the time being, and quickly added, while a slight smile was plastered on her pink lips, "Yes. Anyhow, I'm on my way to the police station. Shall we go then?"Listening to her nonchalant response, the man's lips twitched, but in the end, he could only give in and answered with a smug sneer, "how can I reject it when such a beauty like you took the initiative?"With a slight pause, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it lazily, and inhaled a quick puff while his gaze narrowed. Eyeing the woman in front of her, he added, "Let alone going to a Police station, I would even walk into fire if you were beside me."Unprepared in hearing such a rare response from a stranger, the smile on Vanessa's face become stiff and she clenched her hands as she muttered, "I already dialed the police just now."He raised his brows as a sinister glint appeared in his eyes and his already appalling face
Soon after the bikes drove far away until even their shadows couldn't be seen, Cooper came to Caroline with a pitiful look on his face, feigning innocence.Caroline eyed him and disgust flashed across her eyes and she muttered firmly, "you should be prepared to face the consequences if anything happened to Miss Grant."Hearing her words, Cooper raised his brows and stared at her with a frown when Caroline continued, "because if Moss Grant even had a slight scratch on her body, your life would be doomed with no way to escape! Mind my words."As the words escaped her mouth, he scoffed in his heart but put on a perplexed expression on his face when Caroline shook her head as she understood talking to this man was nothing but a waste of her time.With that thought, she walked aside and opened her mobile to dial the police when a message popped up on her screen from Vanessa, and Caroline heaved a sigh since Vanessa's phone wasn't confiscated by that group of men, which was considered a goo