Chapter 21
vespera slowly regained consciousness.
Taning her head to the side, she saw Dominic sitting by the bedside.
His shirt was wrinkled, and his sleeves were rolled up. Three buttons at the collar were undone, giving him a casual appearance. It looked as though he had just run a marathon in
“Mr. Reid,” she croaked, her throat hearse, her voice heavy with nasal congestion
“Do you remember what happened earlier?” Dominic asked her.
“I remember,” Vespera replied with a faint, bitter smile.
Although she was disoriented, she wasn’t completely unconscious from the moment she was attacked until he saved her.
“Thank you! Thank you so much!” she said sincerely.
Without his help, she probably wouldn’t have made it out alive.
Dominic stared at her for a moment, his eyes dark and unreadable. One good news and one bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?
“The good news is you weren’t assaulted, and the drug needle didn’t go into you. The one in the hallway was just a sedative, so you’ll be fine
‘ll be fine. As for the bad news…”
He paused for a moment. “This whole incident was orchestrated by your boyfriend.”
“I know” Vespera’s gaze lowered as she clenched her hands tightly under the blanker
Dominic made no judgment about her feelings. “This time, I’m responsible for what happened and how you ended up there. I’ve detained those people for you. If you want to report them to the police br senle this privately, can help again.”
Vespera raised her eyes and said, “You’ve already done so much for me. The rest, I’ll handle myself.”
“Are you sure you don’t need my help?
“I already owe you a huge debt. I can’t owe more, I wouldn’t be able to repay it.”
Dominic chuckled softly, unable to say anything-
At that moment, the phone on the table rang. It was Vespera’s phone.
He picked it up for her.
Vespers glanced at the screen. It was her father calling, it was almost 1:00 am, and Vernon and Wanda must have been worried since she hadn’t come home yet.
Although she was an adult, they still couldn’t help but worry
dearing her throat, she answered the phone. “Dad
“Vera, where are you?””
“I’m…I’m at a club with some friends.”
“You’re not corning home? Your mom won’t sleep. She’s worried about you. Hurry
back”
After hanging up the phone, Vespera fell a wow of bitterness in her heart.
She couldn’t bear to think about what her parents would have gone through if something had happed to her tonight, how much pain they would have felt.
She turned to Dominae and asked, “Can you take me home?
Domine paused for a few seconds before replying, “You’re going to go home looking like this? Aren’t you worried your parents will notice?
Vespera jokingly said, “If I don’t go home, my mom won’t sleep. Thave to at least..” She italled ott, her eyes reddening agam
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the aching sensation is her throat.
Tocover up the awkwardless, slir added, “It’s so strange, I don’t know why I feel like crying again. It’s so embarrassing.”
“If you want to cry, justery I’vesten it all already, one more time doesn’t make a difference,” Domink sald
It was nearly 2:00 am when Donnink attanged for someone to take Vespera back to hier parents‘ house,
She had applied makeups to conceal the red marks on her wrists and the faces of tears on her face. Once huske, she pretended to be drunk, talking to her parents for a few minutes before saying she was tired and needed to go to bed.
Her parents were teloved to are liet humesadely.
quietly. I’m going to rain his reputation.”
Vespera went to her room, washed her face, and mediately called Rebecca “Becca, there’s no way Luke and are going to end things quietly
Rebecca, who had been dritting in and out of sleep, instantly snapped aw.ke.
