Chapter 15
Vanessa redused right away without even stopping to think “No, thank you. My family is here in Jirphia. I’m tired of life in Xerton.”
Keanu suddenly laughed, but his expression tumed grim in the next second. “Vanessa, I’ll make you regret this and come back to us!”
“No, she won’t. I won’t be giving you that chance,” Charles refuted.
With a subtle gesture from him, his bodyguards gagged and bound the two men who had overstayed their welcome. Then, they tossed Reanu and Seamus into the helicopter unceremoniously.
Charles telt a bit tense about exposing his ruthless side to his newlywed wife.
“Vanessa, does this make you afraid of me?” he asked gingerly.
Of course, Charles didn’t eam his position in the Gadsby family by employing gentle means. Still, this wasn’t a side
him that he had wanted Vanessa to ser
As Varesse gazed at Charles‘ face, she suddenly felt that the distance between them had shrunk significantly, she shook her head with a smile and replied, “Not at all. I think you handled it well.”
She was glad that she wouldn’t need to worry about her two former friends.
Vanessa hadn’t expected Keanu and Seamus to follow her to Jirphia. She thought that without her in the way, they would be free t hesitation. Since the three of them were already living together, it was only a matter of time before they got together.
free to pursue Hannah without
This was what Hannah wanted too.
Vanessa figured they just hadn’t adjusted to her absence yet. Even an item that was loept around for years would be hard to part with. Now that someone they’d known for over two decades suddenly lett, it was only natural for them to feel unsettled. But given enough time, they would break that habit
And so, Vanessa returned home with charles
though they
The lood roar of the helicopter’s engine echoed the turmoil in Keanu and Seamus‘ minds. What had they accomplished by going to Jirphia? It felt as th had made a wasted trip. They were only one step behind Vanessa, yet she ended up getting married before they got to her.
They both recalled how Vanessa had been so flustered and unsure of how to respond when they subtly confessed their feelings for her
Of course, they had noticed her hesitation and knew she didn’t want to hurt either of them. If she chose any one of them, it would inevitably cause the other great
Pain
So, she had never made a decision. Sometimes, she even wished they could just stay friends. Her feelings for either of them hadn’t yet reached the point of being in love.
Keanu and Seamus had been aware of this as well. Neither had wanted to ruin their close bond. But eventually, they decided to push her to make a choice. Around that time, Hanruh entered the picture. Her act was sloppy. With a bit of investigation, they quicldy learned that she wasn’t nearly as poor as she had
claimed
Hannah had been bom in a rural area, While her family held on to the outdated belie even paid for her art and design studies.
belief of favoring boys over girls, the
they still supported her college education and
She had changed her registered address to her university when she studied there. Upon graduation, she borrowed a large sum of money from her family before severing all contact with them. Soon after, she attached herself to Vanessa when she started to work in the same company as het.
Keanu and Seamus had only intended to use her as a catalyst Vanessa realize her true feelings. They wanted Hannah to prompt a little jealousy..
and drive her to choose between them.
