No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 1108

"It's Ian's phone, Vanessa."

Vanessa took a deep breath, her fingertips trembling as she answered the call.

She made her voice soft on purpose. "Ian, why call me all of a sudden?"

Nowadays, even matters like blood draws were handled by the lab. She thought Ian would never contact her again.

Ian's icy voice came from the other end. "Your blood test from yesterday showed alcohol. From now until the end of the trial, you cut it out, completely. If you mess with this experiment, you know what that means."

Vanessa quickly explained, "I just had a small drink last night at a business dinner with my father."

Ian's voice was bone-chillingly cold. "Let me remind you, from now on, you will be held fully responsible for any problems with the experiment caused by your personal actions."

Vanessa clenched her phone, her nails digging into her palm. "Ian, are you threatening me? Don't forget, I saved your mother's life."

A moment of silence followed before Ian's voice, terrifyingly calm, came through. "That's the only reason I've tolerated you until now."

The words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing Vanessa's anger. She opened her mouth but found she couldn't make a sound.

"Remember my words," Ian said finally. "This is my last warning."

The call ended, and the dial tone pierced Vanessa's ears.

Laverne whispered, "What did he say?"

Vanessa threw her phone onto the sofa and gritted her teeth. "He said I drank and it affected the experiment's progress. He threatened me, telling me not to touch alcohol again." Suddenly, she threw a cushion across the room and screamed, "Why? Why is he treating me like this? Just because I love him? Does that give him the right to trample on my feelings?"

Laverne went to pick up the cushion and looked back at the anguished Vanessa, unsure of how to comfort her.

She had lost all control over the man she once manipulated. In fact, she was now firmly under his thumb.

"I won't let my life be like this. I refuse to accept it!" Vanessa cried, clutching her head in pain.

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