Chapter 57\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as Wendy stepped through the door, no one bothered to greet her. She stood quietly to the side, feeling completely out of place amidst the lively atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lilian\u2019s voice broke the silence. \u201cWendy, you\u2019re back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone turned their attention toward her, their eyes locking onto Wendy in unison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edith\u2019s smile immediately vanished. A look of disdain crossed her face. \u201cWhy is Wendy back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lilian chuckled lightly. \u201cMom, it\u2019s your birthday today. I asked Wendy to come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edith\u2019s tone soured. \u201cI don\u2019t need her here. Look at Trish and Jessica\u2013how impressive they are! And then look at Wendy. She\u2019s just a country bumpkin with no standing. She can\u2019t even hold her own in a room like this. She\u2019s nothing but a disgrace at my birthday celebration!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was clear Edith had no love for Wendy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tonight, Jessica and Trish had both done their makeup to perfection, competing to outshine each other. They cast a condescending glance at Wendy before sweetly addressing Edith.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma, it\u2019s fine. Wendy\u2019s back, after all. She\u2019s your granddaughter. You can\u2019t just kick her out, can you?\u201d Jessica said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma, today\u2019s your special day. Don\u2019t let something like this ruin it,\u201d Trish added with a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edith returned the smile, though it was a little colder. \u201cI\u2019m more than happy with you two as my granddaughters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The unspoken message was clear\u2013Edith didn\u2019t consider Wendy her granddaughter at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wendy felt a cold chill settle in her chest. The Crone family had once been in the depths of poverty. It was her father, Jerry, who had built their fortune from the ground up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Jerry became wealthy, he sent Harry to school, making Harry the first in the family to attend university. He had also helped Archer start a steel business, turning him into a powerful businessman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But after Jerry passed, these people didn\u2019t mourn his loss. Instead, they divided up all of his assets, draining everything they could from his legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had been feeding off Jerry\u2019s blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Edith? She was the most calculating of them all. She gravitated toward whoever could bring glory to the Crone family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter ba\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crone family\u2019s status had risen even higher. They could barely imagine how glorious it would be when Stanley became their son\u2013in\u2013law.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Surrounded by admiration, Jessica felt like she had reached the pinnacle of her life. Stanley, the kind of man who could satisfy every woman\u2019s vanity, was everything she had ever\u00a0<\/p>\n
dreamed of.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gazed at him, her eyes sparkling with admiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stanley, his gaze soft, looked down at her for a moment, his expression gentle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wendy, holding her glass, observed them from the edge of the room. Stanley and Jessica stood at the center, bathed in the glow of the lights as they basked in the attention of everyone around them. This was the supreme honor that Stanley had bestowed upon Jessica.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Stanley pampered a woman, it was clear he did so completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s thoughts drifted back to years ago, to that time in the cave when Stanley had held her close and said, \u201cI\u2019ll take you out of here. I want you around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
To this day, she couldn\u2019t understand why the man who had once wanted her had then turned his back on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her shoulders sagged, her heart heavy. With a quiet sigh, she turned and walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Stanley looked up. His gaze followed her as she made her way out of the room, her figure disappearing into the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A few of the executives followed his gaze and saw Wendy\u2019s retreating form. \u201cMr. Hawk, do you know that girl?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jessica\u2019s heart skipped a beat. Not her again\u2013Wendy!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stanley\u2019s voice, calm and distant, broke through the tension. \u201cI don\u2019t know her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said he didn\u2019t know her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jessica\u2019s heart lifted, her anxiety evaporating. Of course, Stanley didn\u2019t care about someone like Wendy\u2013she was just a country girl who couldn\u2019t even hold his attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She glanced at Lilian, who gave her a subtle nod. The performance Lilian had been preparing for the night was just getting started.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wendy carried the glass to the kitchen, but before she could leave, a maid called to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHurry up! Take this bowl of chicken soup to the room. Mrs. Lilian wants it later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/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 57 Chapter 57\u00a0 As soon as Wendy stepped through the door, no one bothered to greet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-under-the-glazed-moon-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}