Chapter 1074
As Willy questioned again, Vanessa was able to get a rough guess of the key to the matter.
Could someone have deliberately plotted to mislead her understanding towards Lauren, while using use her name to torture Lauren and get rid of the baby in her belly at the same time?
If something really happened to Lauren and her pregnancy, no matter what Willy thought about her, it would be impossible to for him to not say anything about it!
How terrible!
That person's intentions were too vicious! Even Vanessa was made part of the plan!
No wonder what she heard was completely different from what Willy had said, and that she felt a sense of contradiction when she saw Lauren. The truth was, no matter how bad a woman was, Vanessa as a woman herself couldn't help being moved when she faced Lauren, as she was pregnant. In her heart, Vanessa still more or less had sympathy for Lauren!
No matter what, she was still a pregnant woman!
After all, she was also a mother herself!
Coupled with Lauren's life experience, which she had heard that she was also an orphan, so naturally she felt a little more sympathetic towards her. At that moment, knowing that she was being used, the strong emotions she was feeling towards her perviously instantly steered the opposite direction.
After thinking about it, she spoke up.
"There's no one in particular who told me about her! It was just when I went to some cocktail party of the socialites once, when Penny from the Clements family was gossiping with some other rich ladies that I overheard it and remembered! They then said that Lauren had a bad character. She was someone's mistress, ruined a wedding, and even snatched someone's fiance away. That's right, that's right! Another family was there at the time, I think it's the..."
"I think they were related to her or something. I didn't really hear it all clearly because I was talking to someone else, but I think it was the family of the person who's involved!"
Looking back, Vanessa still felt puzzled. Why would someone who was involved lie?
"Fiance?" Could it be Zedd? Willy immediately suggested, "Was it the Miltons?" "Yes, yes, the Miltons! Recently, I keep hearing people talk about you two, especially when you both attended that cocktail party. You don't know, but when a picture of her pregnancy was released, no matter where I go, all I hear are rumors about you two! The other ladies who have something against me all come up to me and mock me, treating me like a joke! The point is I have to constantly deny all of the claims, and you don't know how embarrassed I feel!"
After a pause, Vanessa sighed as well.
"That's why when I came back, I got someone to look into it! Last time I went to the spa, I ran into someone from the university who knows about the insider news. She gossiped with the service staff non stop! There were also two others who used to want to get close to our family. Now, they look like they're enjoying the show. Even though they didn't say anything to my face, it's clear what they meant. They say that our family has particularly high standards, so high that we can't even accept normal people. Isn't it infuriating? That's why I got furious that day and went to your place, but I didn't know that she was..."
As she connected the dots, Vanessa also noticed something was off.
"What exactly is going on? Is there someone who's purposely sowing discord? If the ladies from those wealthy families misunderstood and spread rumors about it, it's reasonable that the situation would be twisted! However, could Penny and their relatives not know the truth? Also, about the university professor, Marley Cooper. I've heard her name before, she's a very famous female scholar. She's just an acquaintance, and she doesn't even know me. She wouldn't spread lies, would she?"
All of them were talking as if they had personally witnessed it, so who should she believe? For a while, Vanessa felt like she was getting a headache, and her emotions were also turbulent!
"Mom, Marley is indeed a well-known professor! However, how are you sure that the so-called 'professor' from Casterwich University you've heard of and seen is indeed Marley herself? I was actually wondering why you went looking for Lauren while all worked up, and even chased her out of my apartment, wearing her out so much and even causing her to break down."
It all turned out to be a scheme!
"What? D*mn it! Who's cold-blooded
enough to be so cruel to a pregnant woman? The last time I scolded her, I already felt guilty. I have been praying a lot lately because of that. So, how would I go after her again and harass her? It's already uneasy to be expecting, as you wouldn't be able to eat or sleep well. Being harassed could easily lead to depression, breakdowns, losing control of emotions and even miscarriage! I thought she was greedy and materialistic, so I didn't like her pestering you. I didn't want her to be married into the Bowles family, but I am not that inhumane!"
For a while, Vanessa was also infuriated! Why were the outsiders beginning to interfere with the Bowles family's affairs, and even dared to use her as a tool?This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
As soon as her emotions surged, Vanessa's attitude changed a lot.
She was also someone stubborn, and the more she got obstructed, the more the resistance she had against Lauren was reduced. On top of that, with her innate compassion as a woman then, she even started to lean towards siding Lauren instead!
"If it wasn't for the fact that I rushed back in time, Lauren and the baby could have died at home, and no one would even find out about it. If it wasn't for her being harassed in the hospital again today and kneeling down, begging me to let her go, I wouldn't have known that she misunderstood that the person calling to scold her as you. I'll definitely get to the bottom of this!"
What vicious intentions! Every trick in the book was used against his family! No matter who it was, he would never spare them!
"It has to be made clear! They didn't just try to hurt my innocent grandson, but even tried to kill two birds with one stone and cause a rift between us. If I find out who's the one behind all these, I'll rip their mouths off!"
Willy laughed as soon as Vanessa began to rage.
"Mom, I'll take care of this! When you hear things like this in the future, don't believe it easily, and beware of falling for others' traps! If anything happens, please talk to me first! Also, Mom, Lauren isn't good with words, and has a rather simple background, but she is full of talent, and she is not an unruly person. She is low profile and kind. She is really quite nice! I..."
After a pause, Willy's serious gaze fell on Vanessa's face.
"At first, I did just want to win, but now... I'm serious!"
"Okay, I get it! If she really is what you said, I won't nitpick either! Compared to the person playing dirty behind our backs, having a criminal record or a bad past isn't anything! However, whether all these things are schemed by someone else, if she is orchestrating her own show, we'll talk about it once there's a clear conclusion! Willy, you're the only child your father and I
have, of course we only wish the best for you! I know you have your own opinions, and I won't interfere with your life too much either, but you have to keep your wits about your own life. Don't ruin it for a