Chapter 37

• Vanessa’s POV
• Entering the large building, a smile plastered on my face, I was ready for anything. The guard straightened as he saw me approaching, my morning look a stark contrast to yesterday's disheveled appearance. I arrived ten minutes before working hours, my confidence bolstered by the Uber ride I arranged with the help of the guards outside the mansion.
• The rhythmic clanking of my pumps echoed against the pristine floor as I straightened my posture, holding my head high. The guard's eyes flickered with surprise and disbelief at my transformation. With a self-assured nod, I met his gaze head-on, daring him to doubt my newfound poise. Yesterday, I had stumbled in looking as if I had just emerged from a lion's den.