FAZER LOGINIf this was said three years ago, Vanessa would have flipped the table in the next second and made a scene, causing chaos. But now, she would only smile.Julian foresaw his own cruelty, but he still had to say it."After marriage, our relationship will not change, that's for sure."He didn't even give her a chance to defend herself.Vanessa lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. Julian's tone was too cold, "And don't even think that someone will help you leave. You've seen what happened to Perry.""Why would I want to leave?"Vanessa's tone in her retort was not guilty, "I've had enough of the hard life, I think things are pretty good now."Julian didn't believe she really thought that way, "It better be what you truly think.""You really want to know what I'm truly thinking?"He only needed to nod to know, but Julian shook his head. The truth is never pleasant to hear. Him and Vanessa together was just mut
At the sound of it.Julian lazily lifted his eyes, giving Stacey Blain a glance."It's okay," Stacey didn't seem to mind.Perhaps with the appearance of Vanessa, the old master felt that she was a threat, which is why he was in such a hurry to find a marriage partner for Julian, and arranged this dinner party. Ostensibly and covertly, it was all about matchmaking. "Julian must be too tired from work lately. He's usually not like this. Why don't you take some time and go for a walk together?""I'm busy." This wasn't even a polite refusal. Julian's resistance was very strong. "Sorry, I have a lot of work to do. I really don't have time to accompany Miss Yi."Leaving the table first, Julian walked out of the restaurant. Jerry was waiting outside, handing him his gloves and opening the car door. Julian bent down to get in when the woman from the restaurant rushed out."Mr. Frost."Stacey carried her bag. She had a standard oval face, a be
Vanessa knew this very well, but to be proactive would seem too deliberate. She lowered her eyes, and the wind from outside the window blew in, causing her to cough a couple of times. The driver moved to close the window, but she quickly stopped him, "No, the wind isn't cold. It'll be spring soon."For her, winter was the hardest to endure, and so was summer. The feeling of standing under the scorching sun for an entire day was a lifelong nightmare. Compared to those hardships, losing her freedom wasn't much at all.As soon as she returned to Rosewood, Vanessa developed a fever and fainted in a daze, constantly muttering in her sleep.The housekeeper was the first to notify Julian.He rushed over upon receiving the news, his expression hurried as he entered. He tossed his coat to the housekeeper and hurried upstairs. "Why the sudden fever again? Her health has improved a lot recently, hasn't it?"With a nutritionist providing guidance and nutrition
Women are hard to please, especially women like Vanessa.The relationship that had finally eased up a bit was stiffened again by those few words.Julian blamed Cliff for this, and when he went back to the Frost family for dinner, he gave Cliff a hard time at the table. After the meal, Maria was so angry that her face turned pale. She went into her room and slammed the door shut, unable to help but burst into a torrent of abuse."Even if he doesn't acknowledge me as his stepmother, I'm still his aunt after all. How dare he speak to me like that? Does he even know the rules?" Maria patted her chest, gently calming her breath.Cliff smiled, his face expressionless, "Is this trivial matter worth your anger?""How is it not worth it?" Maria paced back and forth, "It's because you have such a good temper that he walks all over you.""I think it's a good thing that Julian is so angry."Leaning against the wall, Cliff held up a lighter and li
It was an acquaintance of Julian.Vanessa subconsciously stopped her movements, trying to hide herself as a wisp of air. Julian wasn't overly enthusiastic; he maintained a bland expression, and it was unclear if he even recognized the other person. "Hello, I'm having a meal and it's not convenient to catch up."Cliff walked over silently. "What a coincidence, I didn't expect Julian and Miss Harper to be alumni."Julian had made time specifically to dine with Vanessa, but was being interrupted. His gentlemanly demeanor was about to run out when Vanessa suddenly stood up. "I'm going to the restroom."She quickly went to the restroom and splashed cold water on her face.She felt uncomfortable in that atmosphere, as if she had been drawn into a power struggle. Just as she was catching her breath, a tissue was offered to her."Wipe it."Turning around, she met Harvey's gentle, watery eyes.Vanessa took the tissue and quickly wiped the water droplets from her face, mumbling, "Thank you.""A
He knew too well how to threaten her.There was no trick in the world more effective than holding someone's weakness.The call was about to go through when Vanessa's icy hand came over and pressed down on Julian's hand, "Don't...""Choose. Is it Dominic's life, or continue tutoring Harvey's niece? Your choice."Between the two, she shouldn't have hesitated.But if she yielded this time, there would be countless similar situations in the future.While she was contemplating, Julian had already made the call. The line connected quickly, and just as he was about to speak, his lips were blocked by warmth and softness. Vanessa awkwardly held his shoulders, her body stiff, her eyelashes drooping. Her other hand pressed down on Julian's phone. She tried to kiss him, using herself as bait, hoping to tempt Julian to soften his heart just once.She succeeded.No man could resist that kiss, not even Julian.Recently, Julian had been







