บท 85: An eyesore

" What do you mean?" Nick snapped his head up at once when he heard her say those words. " What do you mean by those words?" 

" It meant what I said," Vanessa walked closer to Nick's table and placed her palms on it before leaning closer to Nick, causing the latter to shift back unconsciously. Seeing that he was still not used to her presence, she sighed and pulled back before straightening up and said, " There are times when I might be disposed of and can't take care of you, at those times, my brother will take care of you." 

Frowning a little bit, Nick softly asked, " Do you get hurt a lot?"