Rodri's POV
As I approached Vanessa’s bedroom, I saw that the door was halfway open. I stepped closer and immediately spotted Vanessa inside her bedroom.
I didn’t mean to say quiet and stare… I knew I should probably announce my presence because it would be weird if she looked in my direction only to see me staring at her from behind the door like a f*****g creep… but I still found myself staring anyway.
She was standing by her dressing table, smiling down at the stack of books the chairman had gifted to her. It was probably romance books, because the last time I saw her reading something, it was romance.
Out of all the gifts dad got her, the books seemed to be her favorite. Her smile was radiant as she admired the front covers. I felt the ice around my cold, black heart crack a littl
