A blur flashed before her, and Vanessa raised her hand, delivering a sharp slap to Julian’s face. He lowered his eyes, hesitantly raising a hand to touch his cheek, a dark and brutal ferocity instantly surfacing in his pupils.
That slap nearly cost Vanessa her life.
If it hadn’t been for the call from home, he wouldn’t have let her off so easily.
Julian violently ripped off his tie.
Jerry barely dared to breathe.
The handprint on his face was enough to indicate what had happened. Vanessa was truly courting death to dare strike that blow. The last person to lay a hand on Julian was his own father.
That slap resulted in Julian not speaking to or seeing his father for five years.
The seriousness of this event was immeasurable.
Before the car even reached the old residence, Julian was
