Chapter 46

"Vanessa, I already asked David to start digging. It won't take long-everything will come to light soon. Xander won't be locked up for much longer. He won't have to miss the jewelry design competition either." "Let's hope so." Vanessa leaned into Leander's solid chest, exhaustion written all over her face. But being in his arms gave her a small sense of comfort. Neither of them said much on the way home. Once inside, Vanessa quickly showered and went to bed early, while Leander tossed and turned for a good while before finally falling asleep. The next morning, Leander reached out groggily and touched the cold side of the bed. It was empty-Vanessa had clearly gotten up and left early. That realization immediately set him on edge. Meanwhile, Vanessa had quietly driven out of the garage and parked on the route Chloe usually took to school. Ever since that scandal with Peter, both Chloe and Eva had been the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons. Peter now looked at Chloe like she'd ru