Chapter\u00a042<\/p>\n
Actually,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0suspected\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0arrived\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0family\u00a0estate\u00a0that\u00a0Jessica\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0sent\u00a0the\u00a0photo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier,\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0room,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0gently\u00a0prodded\u00a0Jessica,\u00a0coaxing\u00a0the\u00a0latter\u00a0to\u00a0admit\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0to\u00a0Stanley.\u00a0Wendy\u00a0wanted\u00a0to<\/p>\n
hear\u00a0Jessica\u00a0confess\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0hung\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Wendy.<\/p>\n
Her gaze\u00a0was\u00a0cool\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0let\u00a0a\u00a0mocking\u00a0smile\u00a0curve\u00a0her\u00a0red\u00a0lips.\u00a0\u201cStanley,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0afraid\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0disappointed.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0send<\/p>\n
the\u00a0photo\u2013Jessica\u00a0did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0furrowed his\u00a0brow,\u00a0his\u00a0handsome\u00a0features\u00a0tense,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0a\u00a0word.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0leave.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0pass\u00a0him,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0reached\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0slender\u00a0arm.<\/p>\n
Reacting\u00a0instinctively,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0wrenched\u00a0her\u00a0arm\u00a0away,\u00a0not\u00a0wanting\u00a0any\u00a0physical\u00a0contact\u00a0with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter\u00a0you\u00a0left,\u00a0Grandma\u00a0got\u00a0so\u00a0upset\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0fainted.\u00a0In\u00a0her\u00a0sleep,\u00a0she\u00a0kept\u00a0calling\u00a0your\u00a0name.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0go\u00a0check\u00a0on<\/p>\n
her\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0the time,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0spat<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0walked\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0then,\u00a0Zayn\u00a0approached\u00a0quietly.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk,\u00a0it\u00a0seems\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0has\u00a0misunderstood\u00a0you.\u00a0You\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0take\u00a0Jessica\u2019s\u00a0side,\u00a0did\u00a0you?\u00a0You\u00a0were\u00a0standing\u00a0right\u00a0outside\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0so\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0call\u00a0you,\u00a0you\u00a0still\u00a0heard\u00a0everything,\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0man\u00a0like\u00a0Stanley,\u00a0sharp\u00a0and\u00a0perceptive,\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0simply\u00a0believe\u00a0one\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0story.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0remained\u00a0calm\u00a0and\u00a0silent,\u00a0deliberately\u00a0stepping\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0earlier\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0Wendy\u00a0and\u00a0Jessica\u00a0privacy.\u00a0In\u00a0truth,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0standing\u00a0just\u00a0outside,\u00a0observing,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0lying.<\/p>\n
What\u00a0he\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0expected\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0caught\u00a0on,\u00a0too.\u00a0The\u00a0way\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0subtly\u00a0guided\u00a0Jessica\u00a0into\u00a0revealing\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0was<\/p>\n
impressive.<\/p>\n
While\u00a0Jessica\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0teaching\u00a0Wendy\u00a0a\u00a0lesson,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0outplayed.<\/p>\n
Zayn\u00a0watched\u00a0as\u00a0Wendy\u00a0walked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0sight\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0admiration,\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hawk\u00a0is\u00a0as\u00a0simple\u00a0as\u00a0she<\/p>\n
seems.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0had\u00a0originally\u00a0underestimated\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0seeing\u00a0her\u00a0only\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0pretty\u00a0face.\u00a0Now,\u00a0after\u00a0seeing\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0handled\u00a0the\u00a0situation,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0admit\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0impressed\u00a0him.\u00a0A\u00a0girl\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0countryside\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0calm\u00a0under\u00a0pressure,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0mind\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0clever\u00a0strategy\u2013just\u00a0how\u00a0many\u00a0sides\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0have?<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0turned,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0firm.\u00a0\u201cHead\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zayn\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0then\u00a0said\u00a0again,\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk,\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Jessica\u00a0will\u00a0probably\u00a0call\u00a0you\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0find\u00a0you.\u2018<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0Zayn\u00a0could\u00a0say\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0he\u00a0noticed\u00a0the\u00a0sudden,\u00a0cold\u00a0shift\u00a0in\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0expression.\u00a0He\u00a0fell\u00a0silent.<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Jessica\u00a0had\u00a0become\u00a0too\u00a0spoiled\u00a0by\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0affection,\u00a0and\u00a0now,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0crossed\u00a0a\u00a0line.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0successfully\u00a0triggered\u00a0Stanley\u2019s<\/p>\n
anger,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0yet.\u00a0In\u00a0fact,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0basking\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0self\u2013satisfaction.<\/p>\n
Glinda\u00a0was\u00a0awake\u00a0when\u00a0Wendy\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Hawk\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0estate.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0reached\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0hugged\u00a0Glinda,\u00a0acting\u00a0playful.\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0scared\u00a0me\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0fainted\u00a0earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glinda\u00a0patted\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0back\u00a0affectionately.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0worry,\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0anywhere.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0more\u00a0worried\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0left,\u00a0Jessica\u00a0would\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0advantage\u00a0of\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s\u00a0pale\u00a0eyes\u00a0reddened.\u00a0The\u00a0truth\u00a0was,\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0could\u00a0bully\u00a0her\u00a0now.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0wrapped\u00a0in\u00a0Glinda\u2019s\u00a0warmth,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0suddenly\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0pang\u00a0of\u00a0something\u00a0deeper.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0been\u00a0loved\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0before.\u00a0Being\u00a0loved\u00a0made\u00a0her\u00a0feel\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0and\u00a0delicate.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0welled\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0tears\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0held\u00a0Glinda\u00a0even\u00a0tighter.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0Freddy\u00a0called\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0an\u00a0excited\u00a0voice,\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hawk,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0had\u00a0returned.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0gaze fell\u00a0on\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0clinging\u00a0to\u00a0Glinda,\u00a0looking\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0girl.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0seen\u00a0her\u00a0like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0quickly\u00a0pulled\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0Glinda,\u00a0standing\u00a0up.\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0rest\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0room\u00a0now.\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
My Dad Please Come 42 Chapter\u00a042 Actually,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0suspected\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0arrived\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0family\u00a0estate\u00a0that\u00a0Jessica\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0sent\u00a0the\u00a0photo.\u00a0 Earlier,\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0room,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0gently\u00a0prodded\u00a0Jessica,\u00a0coaxing\u00a0the\u00a0latter\u00a0to\u00a0admit\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0to\u00a0Stanley.\u00a0Wendy\u00a0wanted\u00a0to hear\u00a0Jessica\u00a0confess\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0words. Stanley\u00a0hung\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Wendy. Her gaze\u00a0was\u00a0cool\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0let\u00a0a\u00a0mocking\u00a0smile\u00a0curve\u00a0her\u00a0red\u00a0lips.\u00a0\u201cStanley,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0afraid\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0disappointed.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0send the\u00a0photo\u2013Jessica\u00a0did.\u201d Stanley\u00a0furrowed his\u00a0brow,\u00a0his\u00a0handsome\u00a0features\u00a0tense,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0a\u00a0word. Wendy\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0leave.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0pass\u00a0him,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0reached\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0slender\u00a0arm. 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