By day, the ascetic professor; by night, the licentious messenger. This stark contrast ignited her curiosity. Through calculated approaches, she gradually gained his trust.
Her perceived treasure was nothing but an illusion.
She later dispatched people to investigate who Violetta Gartia had been fooling around with in the night bar that night, but investigations yielded no results.
He himself remained resolutely tight-lipped.
It's a human weakness to covet what one cannot have.
She valued challenges but hated the feeling of failure.
This applied to both Peter Aria and Violetta Gartia.
Vanessa Aria strolled for a long while, and her jumbled mind slowly cooled down.
After a long wait, she managed to hail a cab and headed straight to the Frosts'.
She couldn't wait any longer, Peter Aria could turn against her and possibly kill her any moment now. The only one who could save her was Virginia Frost.
