The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 133

Julian left without a shred of mercy, leaving Vanessa sobbing loudly on the floor.

He had seamlessly reverted to his true form—an aloof, dignified heir to a wealthy empire.

That was who he had always been. She was the one who had tempted him, luring him into their twisted dynamic.

The moment he walked out the door, he was a Sterling again. Untouchable.

So what did that make her?

Just some piece of trash?

But her feelings for him were real.

She loved him. But his wife was a star—a top-tier university graduate from a prestigious family. He would never truly look at a woman like Vanessa.

That was why she had used those dark desires to hook him, slowly opening the door to their brutal arrangement.

Truthfully, she despised it. She couldn't stomach the pain. She wanted a man who was gentle and respectful, even in bed. But she had no other choice. She couldn't compete with his wife in any other way.

Because of that, he had never been gentle with her. It hurt, and there was no pleasure. Every time, she had faked her excitement and her climax.

Sobbing, Vanessa pounded her fists against her stomach. Why was her body so useless? After all those times, why couldn't she just get pregnant...

***

Zane returned from Eastford. The moment his major conference wrapped up, he was summoned upstairs.

Jasper fell into step beside him. "Boss, stop dragging your feet. You made your bed, now lie in it."

"You were having the time of your life playing errand boy for someone else's wife in Eastford."

"Why the hesitation now?"

"Hurry up. If the Chairman gets impatient, you're going to get an earful."

Jasper chased him all the way to the elevator.

"Shut up," Zane said, the doors sliding shut in Jasper's face.

Zane knocked on the Chairman's office door.

"Dad," Zane said as he walked over. "You wanted to see me?"

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