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This wasn't a rental apartment, nor a hotel.The bedding was soft, the surroundings felt oddly familiar. She strained to open her eyes, and saw the ceiling from her childhood memories. Thinking it was all a dream, the door opened and someone sat down beside the bed.It was Evelyn.She was crying.Vanessa's eyelashes fluttered, showing signs of awakening, "Fan Auntie…"Her arms and legs ached, her bones felt like they’d been rearranged. The discomfort throughout her body told her this wasn't a dream."Vanessa." Evelyn leaned closer, "You're awake?"Vanessa sat up, the hangover bringing a splitting headache. Last night's memories were a hazy jumble. She looked at Evelyn, "...How did I get here?"Last night was Evelyn's birthday, she went to the party, had some drinks, then went to find Adrian. What happened after that?"You got drunk yesterday." Evelyn couldn't bear to tell her the truth, not wanting to hurt her, "So I had Perry bring you here. Are you hungry? I'll have someone prepare

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Every move of the Voss family was under Julian's surveillance.He knew that Adrian was injured and Vanessa had run away, but he couldn't get away himself. The Old Master had injured his back and confined him to the Frost family, thanks to Maria's instigation.Jerry received the news and came, wanting to take Julian to the hospital, but the Old Master had confined him to the house. They had a family doctor, so at least his life wasn't in immediate danger."How is Vanessa?"After something like that happened, she must be the one having the hardest time."Miss Vanessa returned to her own home. It seems she was beaten at the Voss family's."Hearing this, Julian put on his clothes, ignoring the family's orders to leave. Maria was guarding downstairs, rarely seeing Julian stumble, she naturally wanted to kick him when he was down. Seeing him come downstairs, she quickly stood up. "Julian, are you going out? Your great-grandfather said you can't go out.""Get out of my way."Julian didn't ta

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“You know, this isn’t what I wanted.”“But it’s already happened.”“Then what do you want?” Vanessa went all in. She could have devoured Adrian whole, but couldn’t blame Julian. He was a victim in this too. All she wanted was a solution, but she wasn’t getting a satisfactory one.Julian forgot to speak for a moment. In his eyes, love and sentimentality were far less important than power and future prospects. What was one Vanessa? Yet, he had come here without hesitation.“After something like this, do you really think your marriage with Perry can still go on?”Vanessa couldn't help but laugh. "So, this is your and Adrian's goal. You don't want me to get married, you want me to atone for Ivy's death for the rest of my life.""That's him.""And what good are you?"Truly cruel.So, was this the pain Vanessa had experienced back then?Julian fell

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Chapter 64

Walking towards the elevators, Jerry's call came. A layer of frost reappeared on Julian's face. "What is it?""Mr. Frost… Miss Vanessa seems to have gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Perry," Jerry said, anxious yet hesitant to express himself. "Should we stop them?"This trip felt like a gamble.On the way, Vanessa's guilt outweighed her unease. Perry was driving fast, but his phone kept ringing.It was Cameron.He glanced at it and hung up."Why aren't you answering Uncle Voss' call?""It's not too late to answer after we've taken care of things."Though that's what he said, they both knew that he wasn't answering the phone because he was afraid someone would interfere.When Perry's phone couldn't get through, Cameron called Vanessa's cell. She glanced at it, wanting to answer, but Perry interrupted, "Don't answer. We'll be at the Civil Affairs Bureau after this intersection. Whatever it is, wait until we've

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Julian was born arrogant, with high expectations for the women by his side – family background, personality, looks, all had to be satisfactory. These women were clearly not, but Vanessa…She was, after all, somewhat different.But she was no longer the Voss family's eldest daughter. Although his feelings for her had changed, all he could offer her was the position of a mistress.He had always been domineering.Whatever he wanted, no matter the person or the thing, he had to obtain it by any means necessary.Released from house arrest, Julian drove alone, waiting on Vanessa's usual route. She hadn't completed the marriage certificate with Perry. Her head was lowered as she walked ahead, her figure cast on the ground, fallen leaves as accompaniment. From afar, she looked very lonely.Julian stood in the wind, dignified and precious from head to toe, in stark contrast to Vanessa's appearance.They were no longer people of the same class.But that was precisely what made it more interesti

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These were all the words from the heart.So sincere that they hurt.Vanessa's lips were also stained with Julian's blood, just a little red, yet it made her look even more vibrant and her attack even stronger. "To put it bluntly, I truly regret why I was so devoted to you back then."She wiped the blood from her lips, scoffed, and turned to leave.Julian didn't chase after her.He touched the wound on his lips, finding a kind of pleasure in the pain. Even being hated was better than nothing at all.Having shaken off Julian's entanglement, Perry was waiting for her again.Not wanting to be seen in such a disheveled state, Vanessa hid to the side, waiting for who knew how long before Perry took a phone call and left.She rushed to the Voss residence.The first person she saw was Adrian, sitting downstairs.He glanced at Perry, as if watching a joke.Perry walked past him straight to Cameron's study upstairs. His face was ashen, and his mood heavy. Standing before Cameron, he was about t