In fact, she was indeed smarter than most women. She simply followed him silently, appearing when he needed her and keeping her distance when he didn't.
Even though it was painful for her heart to witness him with other women time and again, and watching other women leave his bed over and over, she still repeatedly told herself that he was just playing around, and as long as she understood the situation and knew when to advance and retreat, he would keep her by his side. She also convinced herself that in the end, she would be the one to win his heart!
Everything was fine until Keira Leaf appeared, causing her, as a woman, to feel a hint of unease. As Keira kept appearing, her unease gradually grew, until it began to drive her irrational, repeatedly losing her composure.
Vanessa Shelly got up and changed the towel for Joshua Sulliven, putting a fresh one on his forehead after soaking it.
