Stanley clenched his jaw. \u201cWho told you to dress like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018What? Like this?\u2019 she wondered. \u201cWhat do you mean, Stanley?!\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley glanced at her ultra-short skirt. \u201cYour thighs are almost exposed. Do you really want people to see your legs like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s skirt was a bit short, but it was Cecelia\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n
Cecelia\u2019s exact words were, \u201cMy dearest Wendy doesn\u2019t show her legs, but look at how Jessica flaunts hers. Tonight, let everyone see who has the best legs in Hovendale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy raised her finely arched eyebrows. \u201cLooks like Mr. Hawk noticed my legs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley paused.<\/p>\n
Wendy leaned back against the wall, appearing languid and graceful. She slowly lifted her right leg, her crystal-high heel brushing against his ankle.<\/p>\n
Stanley had on black trousers, showcasing his long, muscular legs, exuding an aura of coldness and restraint.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s pale foot gently grazed up his ankle, moving provocatively along his calf. It was an act of seduction and defiance.<\/p>\n
Stanley shot her a cold glance. \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy curved her lips into a smile. \u201cMr. Hawk, which do you prefer? My legs, or Jessica\u2019s?\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley stared at her small, delicate face that glowed with celestial radiance, yet she provocatively seduced him with a dazzling smile.<\/p>\n
Last night, he had glimpsed the beauty hidden beneath her dark-rimmed glasses, but he hadn\u2019t expected her to be this beautiful.<\/p>\n
He felt like he had seen this face somewhere before.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s clear eyes sparkled. \u201cMr. Hawk, has Jessica ever wrapped her legs around your waist?\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s breath hitched. His handsome face moved closer to hers, his gaze softening with a tenderness Wendy had never seen before. \u201cWendy, are you really this shameless? All you think about is men. You even hired eight male hosts to satisfy your needs!\u201d<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t answer Wendy\u2019s question about Jessica. That was perhaps the best kind of protection a man could offer a woman.<\/p>\n
Their love had been so passionate, full of youthful excitement. Jessica\u2019s legs had definitely wrapped around his waist, or else why would he still remember her so fondly?<\/p>\n
Jessica was lucky to have a man like Stanley so deeply attached to her. He would never describe her as \u2018shameless.\u2019<\/p>\n
Though Wendy wore a smile, her eyes remained clear and distant. \u201cWell, Mr. Hawk, your body isn\u2019t up to par and can\u2019t satisfy me, so of course I have to go out and find men. Let\u2019s get divorced quickly. If the first man doesn\u2019t work, the next will be better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did she actually say he was inadequate, and the next man would be better?<\/p>\n
This woman was truly asking for it.<\/p>\n
Stanley reached out, grabbing Wendy\u2019s chin. \u201cAre you trying to provoke me? Do you really want to know if I\u2019m up to the task?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018What?\u2019 Wendy froze.<\/p>\n
Stanley moved closer to her lips, teasing, but with words that carried no warmth. \u201cDream on. I won\u2019t touch you. The one I love is Jessica.\u201d<\/p>\n
He loved Jessica.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t even need to say it\u2014Wendy already knew. It stung her heart, the sharp pain spreading through her, though the ache wasn\u2019t obvious.<\/p>\n
At that moment, a sweet voice rang out. \u201cStanley.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy looked up\u2014Jessica had arrived.<\/p>\n
Jessica, the Red Rose of Hovendale, was a beautiful woman with rosy lips and perfect teeth, her body delicate from years of ballet training.<\/p>\n
Stanley immediately released Wendy and walked toward Jessica. He lowered his gaze to meet hers, his eyes filled with a tenderness Wendy had never seen. \u201cYou\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica nodded, then turned to Wendy. \u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica didn\u2019t recognize Wendy at first.<\/p>\n
However, Wendy would never forget Jessica.<\/p>\n
Wendy and Jessica were stepsisters, but from completely different parents. Harry, Wendy\u2019s father, wasn\u2019t her biological father, but her stepfather.<\/p>\n
Many years ago, Wendy had a happy family with her real father, Jerry, and her mother Lilian, who were always respectful toward each other.<\/p>\n
Her father loved her dearly, always lifting her high. \u201cWendy, please be happy always.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, one day, her father suddenly passed away. Harry, Jerry\u2019s brother, moved in with his daughter Jessica. Wendy\u2019s mother became Jessica\u2019s mother as well.<\/p>\n
Her mother remarried her second uncle. Her mother loved Jessica and stopped loving her.<\/p>\n
When Jessica got an A in a test and Wendy got an A+, her mother hit her hand with a ruler. \u201cCan\u2019t you give your sister a break? Why must you outdo her?\u201d<\/p>\n
When Jessica fell ill and had to undergo chemotherapy, her head had to be shaved. She cried, saying she had become ugly.<\/p>\n
In response, Wendy\u2019s mother immediately shaved Wendy\u2019s head. \u201cYou should look the same as your sister so she won\u2019t cry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every night, her mother, Jessica, and Harry would sleep together, laughing and playing.<\/p>\n
Wendy, holding the doll her late father had bought her, would stand outside their door, crying alone. \u201cMommy, I\u2019m scared\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, Jessica called her mother \u201cMom,\u201d which made her mother incredibly happy. But then Jessica said, \u201cA mother can only have one daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
One rainy day, Wendy\u2019s mother took her to the countryside and left her there.<\/p>\n
Wendy chased after the car, crying uncontrollably.<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, don\u2019t leave me! I\u2019ll be good, I\u2019ll always put my sister before me\u2026 Mommy, hold me\u2026 I\u2019m scared\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy fell heavily into the muddy water while holding her doll, watching helplessly as her mother\u2019s car disappeared from view.<\/p>\n
Wendy would never forget Jessica.<\/p>\n
At that moment, Benny rushed over. \u201cJessica, this is\u2026your sister, Wendy!\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica was stunned. \u201cYou\u2019re Wendy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy knew that Jessica had always looked down on her.<\/p>\n
When they were young, Jessica had always been the one to beat her. As Jessica grew up, she excelled in everything. Later, she even dated Stanley, the heir of the Hawk family. She grew up in a world of admiration and love, full of pride and arrogance.<\/p>\n
Benny, once again, was stunned by Wendy\u2019s ethereal beauty. He whispered, \u201cI didn\u2019t expect Wendy to be this beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica\u2019s memory of their childhood was fuzzy because she had never truly paid attention to her unloved sister. But wasn\u2019t her sister the ugly duckling from the countryside?<\/p>\n
Jessica approached Wendy, glancing at her, her brow raised in haughty pride. \u201cWendy, I didn\u2019t expect you to start dressing like me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy remained silent. \u2018Well, if you say so,\u2019 she thought.<\/p>\n
Wendy straightened her slender back, smiling but saying nothing. The light from the corridor illuminated her delicate, otherworldly face, making it glow like a precious pearl.<\/p>\n
She was no longer the Wendy from before.<\/p>\n
Jessica sneered. \u201cWendy, I heard you\u2019re getting a divorce with Stanley. Can\u2019t you live without a man? Coming to a bar to hire male hosts to fulfill your desires? If I were you, I\u2019d get a job.\u201d<\/p>\n
As she spoke, Jessica glanced at Stanley. In a tone that seemed almost benevolent, she added, \u201cStanley, Wendy took care of you for so long. Even if she was your maid, you should at least find her a job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s gaze landed on Wendy\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
\u201cJessica, nowadays, you need a degree to get a job. What\u2019s Wendy\u2019s education?\u201d Benny said.<\/p>\n
Jessica seemed to recall something amusing. She lifted her chin and laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWendy dropped out of school at 16.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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