"I just ran into Miss Goodwin in the lobby. She''s on her way up to see you."


    Vanessa paused, a small smile ying on her lips.


    A knock came at the door. Vanessa didn''t answer, but a momentter, Serena Goodwin pushed the door open and walked in. She was about to say something when she noticed Vanessa engrossed in her phone. Curious, Serena tiptoed over to the bedside, nning to surprise her.


    "Vanessa, what are you looking at so intently?"


    Vanessa jumped, and her phone fell onto the covers. She quickly tried to snatch it away.


    "Serena, don''t look!"


    Serena hadn''t intended to, but Vanessa''s reaction piqued her curiosity. "What is it that I''m not allowed to see?"


    As Vanessa grabbed the phone, the video was still ying. Serena caught a glimpse of Eleanor copsing into a man''s arms and immediately snatched the phone from her hand.


    She reyed the video from the beginning. When it finished, her expression was one of pure disgust.


    "Don''t tell your brother," Vanessa said, taking her phone back. "I don''t want this to affect him."


    Serena scoffed. "Affect him? More like disgust him."


    "Still, Serena, don''t say anything to him. And don''t mention you saw it on my phone. My sister sent it to me, and I don''t want to cause trouble for her."


    "Don''t worry. Even if I sent it to my brother, he wouldn''t care. It''s Eleanor''s business whose arms she wants to be in," Serena said dismissively. As long as Eleanor stayed away from her brother, she couldn''t care less.


    But Vanessa insisted. "Serena, promise me you won''t tell him."


    Even if she didn''t tell her brother, Serena''s opinion of Eleanor had just plummeted even further.


    "Fine, I promise," Serena nodded.


    Only then did Vanessa rx and smile. Serena, however, was still curious. "Where did your sister film this?"


    "At a hospital in Kingston. One of their professors is having surgery. Eleanor and my sister are both there."


    "Good thing your sister was there," Serena huffed. "Otherwise, we''d never find out about Eleanor''s disgusting private life."


    "Honestly, it might be a good thing if Eleanor marries this military man," Vanessa mused. "At least she''d be out of our lives, right?"


    Serena pursed her lips. "Vanessa, you''re too kind. Why are you even thinking about what''s best for her?"


    Vanessa smiled gently. "Evelyn lives with her. I just hope she can provide a good life for her."


    Serena had always known Vanessa was fond of her niece. Hearing this only reinforced her belief that Vanessa was a kind and gracious, woman—the kind of woman even she admired.


    Meanwhile, the video Vanessa had sent to Henry was festering in his mind. He was driving to his office,, and the more he thought


    about


    the angrier he became. It waspletely unfair to Xavier


    As far as Henry was concerned, Eleanor was leading Xavier on. So why was she


    off hugging another man? What was that all about?


    At a red light, the frustration became


    too much. He spun the wheel and headed straight for the Vaughn Group headquarters. A phone cal wasn''t enough. He had to go there in person and talk some sense into Xavier face-to-face.


    When Henry strode into the Vaughn Group lobby, the receptionist immediately


    came to greet him, but he waved her off. "I''ll find him myself."