Chapter 44: The Trap at Moonlight Club
(Vanessa's POV)
The Rivers family moved with ruthless efficiency. Less than twenty-four hours after my humiliation, all the arrangements were complete. Two burly security guards flanked me as we walked through Harbor City Regional Airport, their grip on my arms tight enough to prevent any escape attempt.
I kept my head high despite the tears threatening to spill. How dare they treat me like a criminal? After everything I'd done for this family?
As I boarded the plane, hatred consumed me like a living flame. My nails dug crescents into my palms as I settled into the first-class seat they'd booked to ship me away.
"Olivia Winters," I whispered venomously, "all of this is your fault."
The flight attendant offered me a drink, but I waved her a
