No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 970

"Vanessa, that's all I needed to hear. My mother is counting on you," Serena said, her voice filled with gratitude.

"Serena, it makes me so happy that you understand. I was afraid you had started to believe Eleanor."

"Why would I believe her? Even if she tries to drive us apart, I won't let her succeed," Serena scoffed. Then she added, "But I need to see you. There are things I want you to tell me."

"Serena, you must be busy taking care of your mother—"

"My brother is taking care of her. I'm bored to tears here. The coffee shop across from the lab. I'll wait for you." Serena was insistent.

"Serena, it might not be convenient for me right now—"

"But I want to see you," Serena cut her off, dangling a piece of bait. "Vanessa, don't you want to know what's going on between my brother and Eleanor?"

"Alright. I'll come find you," Vanessa agreed instantly.

A cold gleam of hatred settled in Serena's eyes as she hung up. She would make sure Vanessa paid for all of it—every year of deception, every twisted manipulation.

She was sure there was one person in the lab who knew Vanessa best: Dr. Smith. He was the one who had dealt with her from the very beginning. Serena decided to pay him a visit.

Smith happened to have some free time, and he sat down with Serena in his office to talk about Vanessa.

"She's from the slums in Drexford?" Serena was shocked. She had always assumed Vanessa was from a wealthy immigrant family.

"As far as I know, she was born out of wedlock. Her mother gave birth to her in Drexford, and they lived in extreme poverty."

A person who had clawed her way out of poverty would never let an opportunity like that slip away. She would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

Serena thought about the romantic, fairytale version of her first meeting with Ian that Vanessa had once told her. It made her stomach turn. To think she had once looked up to that woman as a trusted confidante, even hurting Eleanor for her sake.

"Miss Goodwin, let the past be the past. Now that El has found a new solution, you can all be free of her."

Serena nodded. Her brother could be free, yes. But did that mean Vanessa should face no consequences for what she had done?

No. Serena couldn't let it go. She needed to get justice for herself.

And now, she would use Vanessa's misplaced trust in her to dig up something she could use.