Vanessa *** In fact, I returned home in disgrace. And it was not at all for other eyes, it was my personal disgrace, which only I knew. When I returned to my parents' house, naturally, I did not say a word about the reason of my return. Since Robert had decided to marry Annie, and everything was supposed to happen the following week. It was not very difficult for me to play the role of a sister who simply wanted to come in advance and prepare for the wedding. Therefore, at this stage, no one bothered me with unnecessary questions. Who would have thought that I would return home, in the state of a beaten dog, who is holding on with all his might, so as not to die from pain and despair... I could not even imagine what was worse... That some vile bastard tried to r**e me?! That during sel

