Chapter 450
The middle-aged woman was Emily!
Vespera froze as her brain tried to catch up with what her eyes were seeing.
The two women eating at the table looked up. Nancy got up happily and ran over to Dominic. She said, "Dominic,
you're finally here. | thought you had forgotten all about me."
Dominic pulled Vespera over, shielding himself from Nancy. In a low voice, he said, "Take her outside. | need to
speak with Mrs. Dawson."
Vespera answered, "Got it."
As Vespera pulled Nancy, who looked sad, outside, she said, "Let's take a walk. | have something to ask you
anyway."
Nancy was frustrated. She had been staying here for so many days, but Dominic didn't even say a word to her
when he came. He only wanted to speak to Emily. If it weren't for the deal, she would have left long ago.
"Let go of me!" Nancy said, pushing Vespera's hand away and walking out.
Outside, the two found a place to chat. Vespera spoke first. She said, "I met Evelyn."
Nancy's eyes immediately lit up. All the irritation vanished from her face, especially when she heard Vespera's
tone.
She said with a sneer, "You always acted like you didn't care about Domininc, like it was just a fling. But you
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtaren't fooling me. You're head-over-heels for him, aren't you?"
Vespera sighed. There was no way she was head-over-heels for Dominic.
Although that was what she thought, she didn't refute Nancy. Instead, she lowered her gaze and said dejectedly,
"Why are you laughing at me? You didn't win either. In the end, we're the same."
"We aren't the same!" Nancy refuted. She crossed her arms, chin lifted with pride.
She continued, "Vespera, after seeing Evelyn, don't you feel hopeless? She's an actual noble. If she hadn't been
chasing her dream, you wouldn't even get to stand in the sroom. And Dominic? He's completely different
around her. You don't even know how gentle and attentive he is in front of her."
Vespera was confused? Gentle? Were they even talking about the sman? Was Nancy delusional? She just
couldn't handle the idea of another woman near Dominic.
Vespera couldn't help but recall the twhen she first met Nancy. They were in Seloria, and Nancy was hostile
toward her. Nancy was certain that she and Dominic weren't in a platonic relationship.
"With such a powerful rival, you must have struggled a lot back then, too," said Vespera.
"Vespera, why must you draginto this? Are you trying to bond over heartbreak? What a pity. No matter how
sad | am, | won't feel as sad as you," said Nancy with a smug smile.
She continued, "That day, Dominic went to see her and returned very late, right? Who knows what they were
doing?"
Nancy cto Londarion because she wanted to use Evelyn to shake Vespera's confidence. If that didn't break
them up, the seeds of doubt and insecurity would be planted. In addition to Fawn's disapproval, Dominic and
Vespera would break up sooner or later.
Just as expected, once Evelyn appeared, Vespera had dealt a heavy blow. After all, how could anyone compete
with a first love?
Vespera stopped pretending to be sad. She smiled but didn't say anything, which unsettled Nancy. Nancy asked,
"Why are you looking atlike that?"
Vespera leaned down, so their eyes
were level. With a soft voice, she said, "I just realized that you don't love Dominic as much as you think you do If
you really loved him, how could you talk about him spending the night with another woman and not even flinch?
There's not a trace of pain on your face." s
Nancy protested, "No one loves him as much as | do!"
Vespera smiled and said, "I don't believe in love, but | understand it. It doesn't let even a speck of dust in t hurts
like grit under your eyelid. It scratches until you bleed. But
Evely? She isn't a speck She's
full-blown sandstorm. And you didn't even blink. s
"You weren't thinking about Dominic. You were focused on who would win betweenand Evelyn.
"I know now that you're just obsessed. You probably did love him once, but you've been stuck in that feeling so
long it turned into something else."
Nancy's pupils trembled. It was as though she had heard something terrifying. Every word landed like a hammer
on her heart. It was like a mirror exposing her deepest and most twisted truths. A woman who loved and failed to
win a man over eventually becdistorted. s
Seeing that Nancy was silent, Vespera added, "We're both women. | have to say that you're a great woman.
There's no need to lose yourself over one man. Just
let go and move on. If you never step out, how will you ever know what other beauty the world might hold?"
And with that, Vespera walked away, leaving Nancy frozen in place.
Nancy thought that Vespera was a cunning woman. Did Vespera really think she could brainwash her with that
nonsense? No way! Nancy took a few deep breaths, and a strange hollowness settled in her chest.
While Nancy and Vespera were having a conversation between women outside, the atmosphere inside was tense
and heavy.
Emily looked at Dominic with fear in her eyes. She asked, "Why did you save me?"
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