Chapter\u00a018<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0standing\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0who\u00a0knew\u00a0how\u00a0long,\u00a0her\u00a0clear,\u00a0bright\u00a0eyes\u00a0silently\u00a0observing\u00a0Lilian\u2019s\u00a0panic\u00a0and\u00a0embarrassment.<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0froze\u00a0on\u00a0the spot.<\/p>\n
Ted\u00a0quickly\u00a0hurried\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0bending\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0waist\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0servile\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Crone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0pen\u00a0and casually\u00a0tossed\u00a0it\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0outdoor\u00a0pool.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Whalen,\u00a0I\u00a0dropped\u00a0my\u00a0pen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMs.\u00a0Crone,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0retrieve\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0immediately!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ted\u00a0dashed\u00a0outside,\u00a0not\u00a0caring\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0chilly\u00a0late\u2013autumn\u00a0water.\u00a0Without\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0he\u00a0jumped\u00a0straight\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0pool.<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0walked\u00a0over,\u00a0staring\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0scene\u00a0in\u00a0disbelief.<\/p>\n
Moments\u00a0later,\u00a0Ted\u00a0surfaced,\u00a0dripping\u00a0wet,\u00a0holding\u00a0the\u00a0pen\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0prized\u00a0treasure.\u00a0He\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Wendy\u00a0with\u00a0an<\/p>\n
ingratiating\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Crone,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0your\u00a0pen!\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0watched\u00a0Wendy\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0something\u00a0otherworldly.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0smirked.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0wrong?\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0recognize\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0struggled\u00a0to\u00a0process\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0happening.\u00a0She\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0understand\u00a0what\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0done\u00a0to\u00a0Ted\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0him\u00a0so\u00a0obedient<\/p>\n
like\u00a0a\u00a0trained\u00a0dog.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly,\u201d\u00a0Wendy\u00a0continued,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0never\u00a0understood\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0treat\u00a0me\u00a0this\u00a0way.\u00a0What\u00a0more\u00a0could\u00a0you\u00a0possibly\u00a0want?\u00a0You\u00a0took<\/p>\n
my\u00a0father\u2019s\u00a0house,\u00a0seized\u00a0his\u00a0company,\u00a0abandoned\u00a0his\u00a0beloved\u00a0daughter,\u00a0and\u00a0even\u00a0tainted\u00a0the\u00a0wine\u00a0he\u00a0cherished\u00a0most\u00a0and\u00a0left<\/p>\n
for\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0stepped\u00a0closer\u00a0to\u00a0Lilian,\u00a0standing\u00a0right\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0side.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0warning.\u00a0Let\u00a0me\u00a0reintroduce\u00a0myself\u2013I\u2019m\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0the\u00a0Wendy\u00a0you\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0know.\u00a0Next\u00a0time,\u00a0it\u00a0would\u00a0be<\/p>\n
best\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0provoke\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0Wendy\u00a0in\u00a0horror.\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0once\u00a0bright,\u00a0watery\u00a0eyes\u00a0now\u00a0carried\u00a0a\u00a0coldness\u00a0devoid\u00a0of\u00a0warmth.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0dark,\u00a0deep,\u00a0and\u00a0foreboding,\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0dangerous,\u00a0mysterious\u00a0abyss\u00a0that\u00a0sent\u00a0chills\u00a0down\u00a0her\u00a0spine.<\/p>\n
Paralyzed\u00a0with\u00a0fear,\u00a0Lilian\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0respond\u00a0as\u00a0Wendy\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
Outside,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0stepped\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0lawn\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0Rolls\u2013Royce\u00a0Phantom\u00a0pulled\u00a0up.\u00a0Stanley\u00a0had\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0drop\u00a0Jessica\u00a0off.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0wore\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0black\u00a0suit,\u00a0exuding\u00a0his\u00a0usual\u00a0aura\u00a0of\u00a0elegance\u00a0and\u00a0power.\u00a0Jessica,\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0striking\u00a0red\u00a0gown,\u00a0looked\u00a0radiant\u00a0and<\/p>\n
beautiful.\u00a0Walking\u00a0together,\u00a0they\u00a0appeared\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0perfect\u00a0pair.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0stopped\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0tracks.\u00a0She\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0healed,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0memory\u00a0of\u00a0Stanley\u00a0abandoning\u00a0her\u00a0last\u00a0night\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0another\u00a0man\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0came\u00a0flooding\u00a0back.\u00a0The\u00a0heart\u00a0she\u00a0thought\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0mended\u00a0now\u00a0felt\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0were\u00a0slowly\u00a0being\u00a0torn\u00a0apart\u00a0again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Behind\u00a0her,\u00a0Lilian\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0rang\u00a0out.\u00a0\u201cJessica\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0home\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u00a0She\u00a0stayed\u00a0at\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hawk\u2019s\u00a0private\u00a0villa,\u00a0West\u00a0Court,\u00a0and<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t\u00a0return\u00a0until\u00a0now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0understood\u00a0Lilian\u2019s\u00a0implication\u2013Jessica\u00a0and\u00a0Stanley\u00a0had\u00a0spent\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0together.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0private\u00a0residence,\u00a0Saville\u00a0Villa,\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0place\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0set\u00a0foot\u00a0in.\u00a0She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0the\u00a0right.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0chest\u00a0clenched\u00a0with\u00a0pain.<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0chuckled.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0pity.\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0love\u00a0you.\u00a0So\u00a0what\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0ruined\u00a0things\u00a0with\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Whalen\u00a0this\u00a0time?\u00a0For\u00a0Jessica,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0will\u00a0undoubtedly\u00a0get\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ceylan\u00a0to\u00a0treat\u00a0her!\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0spoke\u00a0with\u00a0absolute\u00a0certainty.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0briefly.\u00a0\u2018Oh,\u00a0really?\u201d<\/p>\n
Well,\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0forward\u00a0to\u00a0seeing\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0and\u00a0Jessica\u00a0were\u00a0walking\u00a0toward\u00a0her.\u00a0Jessica\u00a0looked\u00a0surprised.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0what\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0doing\u00a0here?\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0looked\u00a0up,\u00a0her\u00a0gaze\u00a0meeting\u00a0Stanley\u2019s<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0there.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0their\u00a0first\u00a0encounter\u00a0since\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u00a0He\u00a0stopped\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0tracks.<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0clung\u00a0to\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0arm,\u00a0flashing\u00a0a\u00a0smug\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0chose\u00a0me\u00a0over\u00a0you\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0mad,\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilian\u00a0stood\u00a0beside\u00a0Jessica,\u00a0both\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0clearly\u00a0enjoying\u00a0the\u00a0moment,\u00a0waiting\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0humiliated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0straightened\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0slowly\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0overthinking\u00a0it.\u00a0A\u00a0man\u00a0who\u00a0kisses\u00a0so poorly\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0worth\u00a0getting\u00a0angry<\/p>\n
\u043e\u0447\u0435\u0442.<\/p>\n
limited\u00a0offer:\u00a0Top\u00a0up now\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a05%\u00a0more\u00a0bonus<\/p>\n
D<\/p>\n
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My Dad Please Come 18 Chapter\u00a018 Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0standing\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0who\u00a0knew\u00a0how\u00a0long,\u00a0her\u00a0clear,\u00a0bright\u00a0eyes\u00a0silently\u00a0observing\u00a0Lilian\u2019s\u00a0panic\u00a0and\u00a0embarrassment. Lilian\u00a0froze\u00a0on\u00a0the spot. Ted\u00a0quickly\u00a0hurried\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0bending\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0waist\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0servile\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Crone.\u201d Wendy\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0pen\u00a0and casually\u00a0tossed\u00a0it\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0outdoor\u00a0pool.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Whalen,\u00a0I\u00a0dropped\u00a0my\u00a0pen.\u201d \u201cMs.\u00a0Crone,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0retrieve\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0immediately!\u201d Ted\u00a0dashed\u00a0outside,\u00a0not\u00a0caring\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0chilly\u00a0late\u2013autumn\u00a0water.\u00a0Without\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0he\u00a0jumped\u00a0straight\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0pool. 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