Vanya POV
I held my phone to my ear, listening to the lawyer's voice telling me about some inheritance, but all I could focus on was Bernard's face getting redder with anger as he waited for me to finish the call. The entire restaurant was watching us, and I could feel the weight of everyone's attention, but for the first time in my life, I didn't feel small or ashamed. I felt powerful.
"I'll call you back later," I said into the phone and hung up.
"Who was that?" Bernard demanded immediately. "Another one of your sugar daddies calling to check on his investment?"
I looked at him calmly, and I could see something in his expression change as he realized I wasn't going to cower anymore. The old Vanya would have been crying by now, would have been begging him to stop embarrassing her in p
