No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 1049

In the photo, a twenty-something Vanessa stood at the entrance of a high-end restaurant. Her brother was in the background on the phone, while she stood in the foreground, cupping her chin in a sweet, innocent pose, smiling blissfully. The caption read, 'A wonderful night.'

Serena gritted her teeth. If she hadn't heard the true story behind this photo from Flavia, even she would have assumed it was a candid shot of her brother and Vanessa after a dinner date.

"She's incredibly manipulative," Serena hissed.

"But what I found most distasteful was when she started getting close to your brother's daughter. She even went and studied child psychology or something. I once heard her intentionally say bad things about the girl's mother in front of your little niece, things like, 'Why didn't your mommy come abroad with you? Do you think she doesn't want you anymore?'—"

Serena's eyes turned red with anger. Vanessa had acted so pure and kind in front of the Goodwins, but behind their backs, she was full of venom, not even sparing her two-year-old niece.

Flavia continued, "But I decided to return to the country to develop my career shortly after that, so I left her. Still, using a child like that is just despicable. Even I couldn't stand it."

After hearing a few more details, Flavia, getting into the swing of things, suddenly lowered her voice. "Actually, Vanessa does have some skill at the piano, but not enough to win major awards. All those so-called international grand prizes were bought. Mr. Goodwin paid for them behind the scenes to help her establish a foothold in the international piano scene."

Serena sneered. "She spent all her energy on my brother. How could she have any real talent left?"

Flavia recalled more details about Vanessa, painting a picture of a twenty-something who was already vain, manipulative, and a masterful actress.

Flavia mimicked Vanessa's cold, menacing tone from that time.

Serena's heart sank. So Vanessa had even planned to return to the country to challenge Eleanor?

"It seemed like she had already booked a flight back. But then your brother made a few more calls to her, and she calmed down."

Serena gripped her coffee cup, her knuckles turning white from the force. It was because Vanessa was so crazy and made such a scene that her brother had to compromise with her time and again. So, the real reason her brother didn't want Eleanor to go abroad was to prevent her from meeting Vanessa, wasn't it?