Chapter\u00a013<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0heard\u00a0a\u00a0buzzing\u00a0noise.\u00a0Did\u00a0Stanley\u00a0just\u00a0suggest\u00a0finding\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0or\u00a0two?<\/p>\n
He\u00a0had\u00a0made\u00a0his\u00a0choice.!<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0chosen\u00a0Jessica.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0blade\u00a0had\u00a0pierced\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0heart,\u00a0twisting\u00a0deeper\u00a0and\u00a0shredding\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0pieces.\u00a0Trembling,\u00a0she\u00a0struggled\u00a0to\u00a0regain\u00a0her<\/p>\n
voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cStanley,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0still\u2026your\u00a0wife\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley,\u00a0now\u00a0immaculate\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0black\u00a0shirt\u00a0and\u00a0matching\u00a0trousers,\u00a0had\u00a0reverted\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0usual\u00a0composed\u00a0and\u00a0aloof\u00a0demeanor,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0chaos\u00a0of\u00a0moments before\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0happened.\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0was\u00a0cold\u00a0and\u00a0detached\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0extended\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0is\u00a0for\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0glanced\u00a0down.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0eight\u2013figure\u00a0check.<\/p>\n
Above\u00a0her,\u00a0his\u00a0magnetic,\u00a0unfeeling\u00a0voice\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0heard.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0your\u00a0divorce\u00a0settlement.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0end\u00a0this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0placed\u00a0the\u00a0check\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0bathroom\u00a0counter\u00a0and\u00a0strode\u00a0out,\u00a0leaving\u00a0Wendy\u00a0frozen\u00a0in\u00a0place.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0Jessica.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0like\u00a0her\u00a0mother\u00a0had\u00a0done\u00a0years\u00a0ago.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s eyes\u00a0turned\u00a0red,\u00a0tears\u00a0welling\u00a0up\u00a0until\u00a0they\u00a0spilled\u00a0over.\u00a0Once\u00a0again,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0abandoned.\u00a0No\u00a0matter\u00a0how\u00a0much\u00a0she\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u2013whether\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0her\u00a0mother\u00a0or\u00a0Stanley\u2013they\u00a0gave\u00a0all\u00a0their\u00a0love\u00a0to Jessica.<\/p>\n
No\u00a0matter\u00a0how\u00a0hard\u00a0she\u00a0tried,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0enough.<\/p>\n
Soon,\u00a0voices\u00a0came\u00a0from\u00a0outside.<\/p>\n
One\u00a0of\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0men\u00a0had\u00a0arrived,\u00a0speaking\u00a0with\u00a0Mathilda.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0sent\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hawk.\u00a0Where\u00a0is\u00a0she?\u201c.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0bedroom.\u00a0Follow\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0Mathilda\u00a0replied.<\/p>\n
Their\u00a0footsteps\u00a0approached.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panic\u2013stricken,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0turned\u00a0pale.\u00a0She\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0efficiency\u2013he\u2019d\u00a0already\u00a0sent\u00a0a\u00a0man.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0irony\u00a0stung.<\/p>\n
Thud.\u00a0Thud.\u00a0Thud.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0footsteps\u00a0were\u00a0just\u00a0outside\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0now.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0acted\u00a0fast\u00a0and\u00a0opened\u00a0the\u00a0window.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0floor,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0hesitate.\u00a0After\u00a0climbing\u00a0out,\u00a0she\u00a0jumped.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0landed\u00a0hard\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0lawn\u00a0below,\u00a0feeling\u00a0sharp\u00a0pain\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0ankle.\u00a0It\u00a0hurt\u00a0so\u00a0much,\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0unbearable.\u00a0Ignoring\u00a0her\u00a0disheveled<\/p>\n
state,\u00a0she\u00a0fumbled\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0dialed\u00a0Cecelia.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0call\u00a0connected,\u00a0and\u00a0Cecelia\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0came\u00a0through.\u00a0\u201cWendy?\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0late.\u00a0Where\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u00a0Having\u00a0fun\u00a0somewhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hearing Cecelia\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0broke\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0fragile\u00a0composure.\u00a0Tears\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0been\u00a0holding\u00a0back\u00a0streamed\u00a0down\u00a0her\u00a0face,\u00a0one\u00a0after<\/p>\n
another,\u00a0hot\u00a0and\u00a0bitter.<\/p>\n
At\u00a01996\u00a0Bar,\u00a0Jessica\u00a0sat\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0counter,\u00a0her\u00a0beautiful\u00a0face\u00a0flushed\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0drug\u2019s\u00a0effects,\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0alluring..<\/p>\n
The\u00a0tall\u00a0man\u00a0beside\u00a0her,\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0resist\u00a0her\u00a0charm,\u00a0draped\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0\u201cHey,\u00a0gorgeous.\u00a0Thirty\u00a0minutes\u00a0are\u00a0almost\u00a0up.\u00a0Looks\u00a0like\u00a0your\u00a0boyfriend\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0coming.\u00a0Guess\u00a0that\u00a0means\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0mine\u00a0tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0ignored\u00a0him,\u00a0her\u00a0attention\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0timer\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelax,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0still\u00a0five\u00a0seconds\u00a0left.\u00a0He\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0here.\u00a0Five,\u00a0four,\u00a0three,\u00a0two,\u00a0one\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0\u201cone,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0weight\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder\u00a0vanished.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0man\u2019s\u00a0hand\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0seized\u00a0by\u00a0another\u2013a\u00a0strong,\u00a0calloused\u00a0hand\u00a0with\u00a0defined\u00a0knuckles.\u00a0With\u00a0a\u00a0swift\u00a0twist,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0sickening\u00a0crack.<\/p>\n
\u201cAhh!\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0tall\u00a0man\u00a0screamed\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0wrist\u00a0fractured.<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0turned\u00a0around\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Stanley.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0here.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0broad\u00a0shoulders\u00a0carried\u00a0the\u00a0chill\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0air,\u00a0his\u00a0presence\u00a0sharp\u00a0and\u00a0imposing.\u00a0Without\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0glance at\u00a0the\u00a0man\u00a0writhing\u00a0in\u00a0pain,\u00a0he\u00a0shoved\u00a0him\u00a0aside\u00a0with\u00a0enough\u00a0force\u00a0to\u00a0send\u00a0him\u00a0crashing\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0bar.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0man\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0another\u00a0cry\u00a0of\u00a0agony.<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0stood,\u00a0a\u00a0radiant\u00a0smile\u00a0spreading\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0She\u00a0wrapped\u00a0her\u00a0arm\u00a0around\u00a0Stanley\u2019s,\u00a0beaming\u00a0sweetly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0told\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0brightly.\u00a0\u201cMy boyfriend\u00a0would\u00a0come\u00a0for<\/p>\n
me.\u201d<\/p>\n
P<\/p>\n
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My Dad Please Come 13 Chapter\u00a013 Wendy\u00a0heard\u00a0a\u00a0buzzing\u00a0noise.\u00a0Did\u00a0Stanley\u00a0just\u00a0suggest\u00a0finding\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0or\u00a0two? He\u00a0had\u00a0made\u00a0his\u00a0choice.! Without\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0chosen\u00a0Jessica. 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