"A man... I've been betrayed by a man! Aren't you thrilled? I know you are. Since you care so much about me, let's just be together forever!" Vanessa leaned in close as she spoke. The stench of days without washing assaulted my senses, but I dared not gag, terrified of provoking this lunatic further.
"Calm down. You still have your company, your shares..." Before I could finish, Vanessa slashed my thigh with a knife. I cried out in pain.
Seeing my contorted expression, she sighed with a perverse satisfaction. "How dare you mention the company? If it weren't for you and Olivia transferring the shares to Jessica, would I be penniless now? She sold the company for a pittance! Sold it! My life's work, all my assets... drained away! Are you satisfied now?"
Vanessa's eyes were wild. Her grip
