Chapter\u00a021\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018A\u00a0blind\u00a0date?<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0aura\u00a0turned\u00a0icy\u00a0in\u00a0an\u00a0instant.\u00a0He\u00a0raised\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0to\u00a0undo\u00a0the\u00a0top\u00a0button\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0shirt,\u00a0his\u00a0jaw\u00a0tightening.<\/p>\n
20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Ding,\u00a0ding,\u00a0ding!<\/p>\n
Cecelia\u00a0had\u00a0sent\u00a0several\u00a0consecutive\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0messages,\u00a0accompanied\u00a0by\u00a0voice\u00a0notes\u00a0that\u00a0began\u00a0playing\u00a0automatically.<\/p>\n
voice\u00a0filled\u00a0the\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
ally.\u00a0Her<\/p>\n
\u201cWendy,\u00a0check\u00a0out\u00a0this\u00a0guy\u2013eight\u2013pack\u00a0abs,\u00a0a\u00a0gym\u00a0enthusiast.\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0like\u00a0him?\u00a0You\u00a0could\u00a0rest\u00a0your\u00a0head\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0abs\u00a0at\u00a0night!<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0this\u00a0one\u2013adorable,\u00a0obedient,\u00a0and\u00a0shy.\u00a0He\u00a0looks\u00a0like\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0fun!<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0and\u00a0this\u00a0one,\u00a0the\u00a0gold\u2013rimmed\u2013glasses\u00a0business\u00a0elite\u2013cold\u00a0and\u00a0aloof,\u00a0a\u00a0total\u00a0dreamboat!\u00a0Should\u00a0we\u00a0ask\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0knees\u00a0and\u00a0sing\u00a0a\u00a0song\u00a0for\u00a0you?<\/p>\n
\u201cWendy,\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0men\u00a0are\u00a0your\u00a0personal\u00a0harem.\u00a0Pick\u00a0whoever\u00a0you\u00a0like!\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0lips\u00a0pressed\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0thin,\u00a0grim\u00a0line.\u00a0He\u00a0truly\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realized\u00a0that\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0an\u00a0entire\u00a0lineup\u00a0of\u00a0potential\u00a0suitors\u00a0vying\u00a0for<\/p>\n
her\u00a0attention.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0picked up\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0casually\u00a0sent\u00a0a\u00a0voice\u00a0message\u00a0back.\u00a0\u201cGot\u00a0it,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0there\u00a0soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
When\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0around,\u00a0she came\u00a0face\u2013to\u2013face\u00a0with\u00a0Stanley.\u00a0She\u00a0handed\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0paper.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0recipe\u00a0for\u00a0Grandma\u2019s\u00a0herbal\u00a0soup.\u00a0Boil\u00a0it\u00a0over\u00a0high heat\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0hour\u00a0every\u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0and<\/p>\n
Saturday.\u00a0Make\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0drinks\u00a0it\u00a0while\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0still\u00a0warm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0gaze\u00a0dropped\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0paper,\u00a0realizing\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0writing\u00a0the\u00a0recipe\u00a0earlier.\u00a0Her\u00a0handwriting\u00a0was\u00a0neat\u00a0and\u00a0elegant.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0listed\u00a0various\u00a0herbal\u00a0ingredients.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0know\u00a0medicine?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0studied\u00a0a\u00a0little,\u201d\u00a0Wendy\u00a0replied\u00a0nonchalantly.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0paper.\u00a0\u201cTo\u00a0be\u00a0safe,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0doctor\u00a0review\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0surprised\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0reaction.\u00a0She\u00a0knew\u00a0Stanley\u00a0looked down\u00a0on\u00a0her,\u00a0dismissing\u00a0her\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0nobody\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0countryside.\u00a0She\u00a0could\u00a0understand\u00a0why\u2013after\u00a0all,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0born\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0feet.<\/p>\n
Setting\u00a0the\u00a0recipe<\/p>\n
ipe\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0table,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0her\u00a0bag.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0estate\u00a0anymore.\u00a0Find\u00a0an\u00a0appropriate\u00a0time\u00a0to<\/p>\n
inform\u00a0Grandma\u00a0about\u00a0our\u00a0divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0leave.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0slender\u00a0wrist\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0take\u00a0another\u00a0step.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0late.\u00a0Where\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0going?\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0stopped\u00a0reluctantly,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0her\u00a0wrist\u00a0free\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0firm\u00a0grasp.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk,\u00a0let\u00a0go.\u201d<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0studied\u00a0her\u00a0cold\u00a0and\u00a0distant\u00a0expression.\u00a0She\u00a0seemed\u00a0utterly\u00a0detached,\u00a0a\u00a0stark\u00a0contrast\u00a0to\u00a0last\u00a0night.<\/p>\n
Last\u00a0night,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0temptress\u2013clinging\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0those\u00a0watery,\u00a0irresistible\u00a0eyes,\u00a0stealing\u00a0kisses\u00a0like\u00a0a<\/p>\n
mischievous\u00a0kitten.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0same\u00a0woman\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0seduced\u00a0him\u00a0so\u00a0boldly\u00a0was\u00a0now\u00a0acting as\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0wanted\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0cold\u00a0laugh.\u00a0\u201cSo\u00a0late\u00a0at\u00a0night,\u00a0who\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0meeting?\u00a0The\u00a0gym\u00a0enthusiast\u00a0with\u00a0eight\u2013pack\u00a0abs?\u00a0The\u00a0shy\u00a0guy?\u00a0Or\u00a0the\u00a0aloof\u00a0one?\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0so\u2026adventurous.\u00a0Be\u00a0careful\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0catch something\u00a0filthy\u00a0and\u00a0bring\u00a0it\u00a0back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slap!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0free\u00a0hand\u00a0swung\u00a0up,\u00a0landing\u00a0a\u00a0hard\u00a0slap\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0head\u00a0snapped\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0side,\u00a0his\u00a0chiseled\u00a0features\u00a0turning\u00a0partially\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0hit\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0all\u00a0her\u00a0strength,\u00a0leaving\u00a0her\u00a0palm\u00a0stinging\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0impact.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkened\u00a0with\u00a0fury,\u00a0a\u00a0crimson\u00a0light\u00a0flashing\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0depths.\u00a0He\u00a0shoved\u00a0her\u00a0forcefully,\u00a0her\u00a0knees\u00a0buckling\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0edge\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bed,\u00a0sending\u00a0her\u00a0sprawling\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0soft\u00a0mattress.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0moment,\u00a0her\u00a0view\u00a0was\u00a0obscured as\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0tall\u00a0frame\u00a0loomed\u00a0over\u00a0her.\u00a0He\u00a0pinned\u00a0her\u00a0beneath\u00a0him,\u00a0his\u00a0sharp\u00a0gaze\u00a0cutting\u00a0into\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0gotten\u00a0addicted\u00a0to\u00a0slapping\u00a0me?\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0dared\u00a0lay\u00a0a\u00a0finger\u00a0on\u00a0him.\u00a0If\u00a0he\u00a0showed\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0trace\u00a0of\u00a0displeasure,\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0rush\u00a0to\u00a0placate\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0this\u00a0woman\u2013who\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0think\u00a0she\u00a0was,\u00a0treating\u00a0him\u00a0like\u00a0this?\u00a0Did\u00a0she\u00a0think\u00a0Stanley\u00a0Hawk\u00a0was\u00a0someone\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0just\u00a0hit<\/p>\n
whenever\u00a0she\u00a0wanted?<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0was\u00a0calm\u00a0but\u00a0icy\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0met\u00a0his\u00a0furious\u00a0gaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0so\u00a0you\u00a0do\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0fooling\u00a0around\u00a0with\u00a0multiple\u00a0people\u00a0at\u00a0once\u00a0can\u00a0lead\u00a0to\u00a0something\u00a0filthy?\u00a0Then\u00a0I\u00a0suppose last\u00a0night,<\/p>\n
when\u00a0you\u00a0offered\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0me\u00a0one\u00a0man\u2013or\u00a0several\u2013you\u00a0conveniently\u00a0forgot\u00a0that,\u00a0didn\u2019t<\/p>\n
you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u65e5<\/p>\n
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My Dad Please Come 21 Chapter\u00a021\u00a0 \u2018A\u00a0blind\u00a0date? Stanley\u2019s\u00a0aura\u00a0turned\u00a0icy\u00a0in\u00a0an\u00a0instant.\u00a0He\u00a0raised\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0to\u00a0undo\u00a0the\u00a0top\u00a0button\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0shirt,\u00a0his\u00a0jaw\u00a0tightening. 20\u00a0Bonus Ding,\u00a0ding,\u00a0ding! 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