Chapter 6
Finally noticing the danger, Vanessa began to panic. Her voice trembled as she stammered, “T–This ring… I took it off a filthy wench. She’s just some worn–out slut nobody wants, claiming to be your consort and dragging around two little bastards she says are your sons. I couldn’t stand her arrogance, so I taught her a lesson–she needed to know your name is not something a whore like her can sully!“}} “Whore? Two bastards?” Charles repeated, his voice low and dangerous.
His fingers clenched tighter around the ring, his face growing darker by the second.
foreign prince?”
But Vanessa, still oblivious to the storm she’d triggered, kept going. Lorenzo, meanwhile, awkwardly rubbed his face. A noblewoman, unmarried and raised in high society, was now ranting about “whores” and “bastards” in front of a For the first time, Lorenzo began to seriously question his choices.
Vanessa, he realized, was good for two things–batting her lashes and moaning in bed. However, beyond that, she offered him nothing.” If Danna had been in this position, she would never have hurled obscenities in public, let alone clung to a foreign prince like a courtesan. She always understood timing and decorum. And despite all the rumors, she had never been caught in anything unclean or improper. As the expressions of the people around her shifted, Vanessa remained completely clueless. She continued, her tone self–satisfied.}] “Don’t worry, Your Highness. I’ve already punished her thoroughly. She’ll never dare speak your name again. I slashed her face–she won’t be seducing anyone now. And as for that little bastard, he hit his head on the champagne tower and probably won’t survive.“} She beamed with pride. “Everyone here saw it. They can testify for me.“}]
Her excited eyes swept across the room, but all she saw were bowed heads and averted gazes.
Still, she didn’t catch on. Clinging to Lorenzo’s arm, she added, “Isn’t that right, Loren? That little tramp deserved it. How dare she even dream of seducing Prince Charles?”
Lorenzo’s face had turned a ghastly shade of gray. Years of experience told him this had spiraled far beyond his control, and panic welled up in his chest.
For the first time, a deep disgust and anger toward Vanessa took root in his heart.
If it weren’t for her, he would never have treated Danna that way, and never made such a disgrace of himself in front of royalty.” “Shut up!” he snapped irritably.
Vanessa was startled, her smile faltering. She pouted. “Loren, I did it for you. Do you really want to be dragged down by that tramp?” Then she turned back to Prince Charles with a simpering smile.
“Your Highness, I only punished a woman who dared to smear your name. I’m a simple person–I don’t care for gold or jewels. My fiancé is the wealthiest man in New York, after all. I do hope you’ll take good care of him in the future.“}
“And as for that whore–slashing her face was too easy. We should’ve broken her legs and thrown her out into the street to serve the homeless.”
Lorenzo nearly fainted from shock. How could a woman so vicious and depraved be the one he had chosen?
Charles’s face was now flushed with rage. His once–green eyes had turned completely black.N
