Having agreed to spend a month together, Vanessa had to be available at a moment's notice, and she couldn't refuse any of Bart's excessive demands.
The surrounding temperature seemed to drop without a sound. Vanessa, numb and slow, didn't notice anything unusual and continued, "I'll go now, goodbye."
Turning slightly, Julian suddenly smiled, "Bart won't marry you, don't waste your time."
In M City, any man from a decent family wouldn't even look at Vanessa as she was now. This was a fact that didn't need Julian to emphasize.
After all she had been through, how could Vanessa not know that she was universally disliked?
Her earlobes were red, with brownish scars left from frostbite. Strands of hair floated around her temples. From this angle, Julian saw her eyes clearly once more. She sm
