Chapter\u00a015<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0mind\u00a0wandered\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0delicate\u00a0face,\u00a0her\u00a0soft\u00a0lips\u00a0fragrant\u00a0and\u00a0inviting.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0kissed\u00a0her\u00a0not\u00a0long\u00a0ago,\u00a0and<\/p>\n
the\u00a0memory\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0tender\u00a0moment\u00a0lingered.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Jessica\u00a0leaned\u00a0in\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0kiss,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0turned\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0to avoid\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0missed\u00a0her\u00a0mark\u00a0and\u00a0pouted.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0avoiding\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0understand\u00a0it\u00a0himself.\u00a0Jessica\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0he\u00a0liked.\u00a0A\u00a0kiss\u00a0between\u00a0lovers\u00a0was\u00a0natural.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0Wendy..<\/p>\n
But\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0kissed\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0The\u00a0sensation\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0lips\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0vivid\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0memory.\u00a0As\u00a0someone\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0obsessive\u00a0cleanliness\u00a0disorder,\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0moving\u00a0seamlessly\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0woman\u00a0to\u00a0another\u00a0left\u00a0him\u00a0physically\u00a0uncomfortable\u2013almost\u00a0repulsed.\u00a0It\u00a0felt<\/p>\n
unclean.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0then,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0knock\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0door.<\/p>\n
Zayn\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0came\u00a0from\u00a0outside.\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0the\u00a0antidote\u00a0is\u00a0here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antidote?<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0froze.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0drugged\u00a0herself,\u00a0and\u00a0Stanley\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0fetch\u00a0an\u00a0antidote?<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0removed\u00a0Jessica\u2019s\u00a0hands\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0neck and\u00a0stood\u00a0up.\u00a0Furious,\u00a0Jessica\u00a0grabbed\u00a0a\u00a0pillow\u00a0and\u00a0hurled\u00a0it\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStanley,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0man?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0practically\u00a0gift\u2013wrapped\u00a0herself\u00a0for\u00a0him,\u00a0even\u00a0gone\u00a0so\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0drug\u00a0herself\u00a0to\u00a0entice\u00a0him.\u00a0Yet,\u00a0he\u00a0still\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0touch<\/p>\n
her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0pillow\u00a0fell\u00a0to\u00a0the carpet\u00a0after\u00a0hitting\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0face.\u00a0He\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0expressionlessly.\u00a0\u201cGet\u00a0some\u00a0rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0he\u00a0strode\u00a0out\u00a0of the\u00a0room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0sat\u00a0there\u00a0silently,\u00a0seething.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0study,\u00a0his\u00a0tall\u00a0frame\u00a0standing\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0floor\u2013to\u2013ceiling\u00a0window.\u00a0A\u00a0moment\u00a0later,\u00a0Zayn\u00a0stepped\u00a0in.\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0Jessica<\/p>\n
has\u00a0taken\u00a0the\u00a0antidote.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0turn\u00a0around.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0antidote\u00a0for\u00a0Imperial\u00a0Garden?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0sent\u00a0an\u00a0assistant\u00a0to\u00a0deliver\u00a0it,\u00a0but\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0empty.\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0left,\u201d\u00a0Zayn\u00a0replied.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0turned\u00a0slightly,\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowing.\u00a0\u201cWhere\u00a0did\u00a0Wendy\u00a0go?\u201d<\/p>\n
What\u00a0Wendy\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0man\u00a0who came\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0room\u00a0was\u00a0sent\u00a0by\u00a0Stanley\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0her\u00a0the\u00a0antidote.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a015<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Zayn\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0someone\u00a0picked\u00a0her\u00a0up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Picked\u00a0up?\u2018\u00a0Stanley\u00a0wondered.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0potent\u00a0drug.\u00a0Who\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0her\u00a0away?<\/p>\n
His\u00a0frown\u00a0deepened.\u00a0\u201cWas\u00a0it\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0or\u00a0a\u00a0woman?\u201d<\/p>\n
Zayn\u00a0hesitated\u00a0again.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0cut\u00a0him\u00a0off.\u00a0\u201cForget\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0know.\u201d<\/p>\n
What\u00a0did\u00a0it\u00a0matter\u00a0whether it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0or\u00a0a\u00a0woman?\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0Plus,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0getting\u00a0a\u00a0divorce.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0his.<\/p>\n
business.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0dismissed\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0may\u00a0leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0sir.\u201d\u00a0Zayn\u00a0exited.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0stood\u00a0alone\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0window,\u00a0his\u00a0long,\u00a0clean\u00a0fingers\u00a0tugging\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0buttons\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0shirt.\u00a0As\u00a0he\u00a0caught\u00a0his\u00a0reflection\u00a0in\u00a0the<\/p>\n
polished\u00a0glass,\u00a0he\u00a0noticed\u00a0a\u00a0faint\u00a0bite\u00a0mark\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0Adam\u2019s\u00a0apple\u2013delicate\u00a0and\u00a0unmistakably\u00a0left\u00a0by\u00a0Wendy.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0mind\u00a0wandered\u00a0back to\u00a0Imperial\u00a0Garden,\u00a0where\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0lunged\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0biting\u00a0his\u00a0Adam\u2019s\u00a0apple,\u00a0then\u00a0curling\u00a0up\u00a0against<\/p>\n
him\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0kitten,\u00a0kissing\u00a0him\u00a0there\u00a0and\u00a0everywhere.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0closed\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0irritation\u00a0appearing\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0handsome\u00a0face.\u00a0Ever\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0intimate\u00a0moment\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0bathroom,\u00a0he\u00a0had<\/p>\n
found\u00a0his\u00a0thoughts\u00a0drifting\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0once.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0it\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0fluke.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0desire\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0felt\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0mistake.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0Stanley\u00a0reopened\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0as\u00a0cold\u00a0and\u00a0indifferent\u00a0as\u00a0ever,\u00a0the\u00a0earlier\u00a0emotions\u00a0buried\u00a0beneath\u00a0a\u00a0steely\u00a0calmness.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0morning,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0rattan\u00a0chair\u00a0while\u00a0she\u00a0quietly\u00a0read\u00a0a\u00a0book.\u00a0Cecelia\u00a0paced\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0fuming.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0donkey\u00a0must\u2019ve\u00a0kicked\u00a0Stanley in\u00a0the\u00a0head!\u00a0Ignoring\u00a0his\u00a0wife\u00a0to\u00a0chase\u00a0after\u00a0Jessica?\u00a0And\u00a0that\u00a0Jessica\u2013ugh,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0seen\u00a0enough\u00a0homewreckers,\u00a0but\u00a0to\u00a0drug\u00a0herself?\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0lowest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0low!\u201d<\/p>\n
Cecelia\u00a0was\u00a0genuinely\u00a0enraged.\u00a0The\u00a0night\u00a0before,\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0arrived\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0Wendy\u00a0up,\u00a0she\u00a0found\u00a0Wendy\u00a0sitting\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground;\u00a0hugging\u00a0her\u00a0knees.\u00a0When\u00a0Wendy\u00a0lifted\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0was\u00a0streaked\u00a0with\u00a0tears,\u00a0looking\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0an\u00a0abandoned stray\u00a0cat\u00a0with<\/p>\n
nowhere\u00a0to\u00a0go.<\/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
My Dad Please Come 15 Chapter\u00a015 Stanley\u2019s\u00a0mind\u00a0wandered\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0delicate\u00a0face,\u00a0her\u00a0soft\u00a0lips\u00a0fragrant\u00a0and\u00a0inviting.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0kissed\u00a0her\u00a0not\u00a0long\u00a0ago,\u00a0and the\u00a0memory\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0tender\u00a0moment\u00a0lingered. As\u00a0Jessica\u00a0leaned\u00a0in\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0kiss,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0turned\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0to avoid\u00a0her. Jessica\u00a0missed\u00a0her\u00a0mark\u00a0and\u00a0pouted.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0avoiding\u00a0me?\u201d Stanley\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0understand\u00a0it\u00a0himself.\u00a0Jessica\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0he\u00a0liked.\u00a0A\u00a0kiss\u00a0between\u00a0lovers\u00a0was\u00a0natural.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0Wendy.. But\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0kissed\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0The\u00a0sensation\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0lips\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0vivid\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0memory.\u00a0As\u00a0someone\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0obsessive\u00a0cleanliness\u00a0disorder,\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0moving\u00a0seamlessly\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0woman\u00a0to\u00a0another\u00a0left\u00a0him\u00a0physically\u00a0uncomfortable\u2013almost\u00a0repulsed.\u00a0It\u00a0felt unclean. Just\u00a0then,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0knock\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0door. Zayn\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0came\u00a0from\u00a0outside.\u00a0\u201cSir,\u00a0the\u00a0antidote\u00a0is\u00a0here.\u201d\u00a0 Antidote? Jessica\u00a0froze.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0drugged\u00a0herself,\u00a0and\u00a0Stanley\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0fetch\u00a0an\u00a0antidote? 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