Chapter 43: The Truth Unveiled, A Family Torn Apart
(Eleanor's POV)
Vanessa looked at me with tearful eyes, her delicate features contorted in distress.
"Grandma..." she pleaded, her voice barely above a whisper.
I glanced between my grandson Connor, standing tall with that unmistakable Rivers family authority, and Vanessa, the girl I'd doted on since she joined our family. The tension in the room was suffocating.
"Forget it," I sighed deeply, my old heart heavy with disappointment. "Vanessa, since that incident at Crescent Moon Stables was a misunderstanding, please explain it again in front of everyone. I believe Olivia is not an unreasonable person."
The weight of my words pressed upon Vanessa like a physical force. No one spoke up to shield her now, not even me, her beloved
