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.

Faye was idly scrolling through the news on the sofa when she came across the business report. She saw the photo of Eleanor, Ian, and the group of magnates, and her eyes widened in jealous disbelief at Eleanor's current success.

Two years ago, they were just fellow researchers in the same lab. Now, Eleanor had received eighty billion in a divorce settlement and had soared in her scientific career to become a top figure in her field.

The man chatting amiably with Eleanor in the photo was the chairman of a major pharmaceutical company. Had Eleanor started moving in such elite circles?

The confident smile on Eleanor's face in the photo stung her eyes. Why did Eleanor get to reach such heights? Seeing the way Ian looked back at Eleanor made her feelings even more complicated.

She both hoped Ian would dump Vanessa and prayed he wouldn't remarry Eleanor, which would make Eleanor's life even more perfect.

But it was clear that with Ian as the new chairman of The Guild of Commerce, he could provide Eleanor with better opportunities and solve more of her problems, only elevating her further.

"Eleanor, why is your life so easy?" Faye clenched her fists. Over the past two years, Vanessa had seemingly offered her benefits, but none of them were substantial.

Now, she didn't care for them anymore. Even if it meant giving up her career as a researcher, she was determined to protect her family's assets from Vanessa's grasp.