Chapter 190

When Leander Steele spoke, his voice caught in his throat, almost like he was choking back a sob. Vanessa Brooks looked up and saw that he'd already composed himself. He ruffled her hair gently and let out a long sigh. "In the end, he married Caroline Hayes. My mom ended up being the other woman. It's a long and messy story, and I'll tell you the rest another time. You'll need to brace yourself for it." "Wow..." That hit like a truck. Leander's mom was the one who'd actually been engaged to Richard Steele, and that shameless old man ended up marrying someone else? How could her mother-in-law bear it? Suddenly, her mind flashed to that room in the old house-the one that was always off-limits. The woman in the photo barely smiled in any of the pictures. No wonder. After getting betrayed like that, anyone would have a hard time smiling. Vanessa fumed silently. No wonder Leander didn't like talking about it. Just thinking about what his mom had gone through probably tore him up inside. And