บททั้งหมดของ Mr. Frost’s Reluctant Prisoner Bride: บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

She'd scraped together a small sum, but it was still far too little.Dominic wanted a lot, and Vanessa couldn't come up with that much. Holding an umbrella in one hand, she passed the envelope full of money to Dominic with the other. "This is all I have for now, you...""What is this, charity for a beggar?"Dominic grabbed Vanessa's collar, shoved her back, and sent her tumbling into the snow. "I told you, no matter what you have to do, you need to get me the rest of the money."The wind and snow swirled around her, scattering the bills across the ground.Vanessa lay in the snow, picking them up one by one, wiping them clean, tears falling and melting into the snow. The wind howled in her ears, and her memories flashed back to the past – being exploited by her father, being taken to do odd jobs, being beaten for disobedience, hiding in corners to cry.Dominic used to give her warm milk and comfort her.Back then, she still thought of herself as the Voss family's young lady, ordering D

Struggling awake, she answered the incessantly vibrating phone.Vanessa endured the pain of her fractured fingers, weakly grasping the phone. On the other end, Dominic's curses and urgings came one after another. She replied weakly, "...I know, I'll transfer the money to you right away."Hanging up Dominic's call, she had no time to breathe before transferring the call to Evelyn.She didn't answer.She was running out of strength and life.These events had pushed her to the brink, making it hard to breathe.It felt like someone was standing beside her.She couldn't lift her eyes, couldn't see clearly, but she heard the voice."Is torturing yourself fun?"She couldn't answer.Was this torture?Maybe.But her life had been ruined the day she was kidnapped and accused of being a murderer."Do you need money?" Julian looked down at her, concealing the brief moment of heartache he felt. He understo

Covered in scars, wounded all over, what was it about her that made Julian use his power to keep her here?“I think there is something,” Julian cupped her chin, his lips following the line of her jaw, engulfing her, “Otherwise, why would I be so eager to see you?”The previous times had happened in an unconscious state. This time, Julian was awake. There was no one around, and a sliver of cold, white moonlight fell on Vanessa's back through the window.Julian brushed her hair aside, his eyes dark as he looked at the scars, not finding them ugly.He saw them as cracks in a shattered crystal ball. As he held her, he stared intently at the scars. He had missed her during the week they were apart, intensely so, repeatedly, tormentingly.Vanessa didn't cry, biting her lip to resist.Her lips were pried open again.Julian pinched Vanessa's neck. It was the only part of her body that hadn't been injured, still as it h

Evelyn had nothing to say. Vanessa, not wanting to make things difficult for Evelyn, moved her lips and said in a very weak voice, "Aunt Evelyn, I'm okay...""How can you be okay?" Evelyn turned to look at her. "Vanessa, don't be afraid. If he bullies you, tell me. Don't be afraid..."But how could she not be afraid?Perry had been driven away, and even Dominic had been used.How could she possibly be fearless?Vanessa didn't want anyone else to get hurt and suffer because of her. "Aunt Evelyn, I really am okay.""Did you hear that?"In front of everyone, Julian reached out and pulled Vanessa to his side, as if declaring his ownership.Cliff, watching this scene from upstairs, knew very well that Julian was going to take a big fall this time.Vanessa kept her head down. She seemed to have resigned herself to fate. No one could compete with Julian, and she no longer held out hope for anyone."We're doing this willi

These words shattered a woman's pride, and even Leila, sitting across from him, was surprised that the refined and gentle Julian would say such a thing.Especially here, in front of so many people.But looking at Vanessa, she seemed not to have heard, her eyes lowered, as if she were thinking about something else, her attention not on Julian, and even less on her own dignity.It was precisely because of this that Julian seemed even angrier, his face growing increasingly cold. Seeing this, Adrian seized the opportunity to press on, "Vanessa, you weren't invited here to be a pretty face. Go pour Julian a glass of water. Don't act like a young lady again."He spoke loudly.Everyone around could hear.This was tantamount to reminding others that even though she had returned to Julian's side, she was no longer a young lady. She was now lowly, someone to be ordered around at will.Vanessa stood up and poured tea and water for Julian in fron