Chapter 77

• (CLARA WHITMORE)
• When I returned to the Harlow house in the evening, everyone was waiting for dinner. I sat and Vanessa immediately set a piece of pork rib on my plate with a big smile. I pushed it aside with my chopsticks.
• Vanessa wasn't deterred. She just kept on smiling and tried to put another piece on my plate. I chuckled inwardly; she was playing the victim. She knew that my rejection would only make Stephen more sympathetic towards her and less guilty towards me.