Chapter 99
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Stanleyfurrowedhishandsomebrow,liftinghisgaze fromthepaperstolookatZayn.”Wheredidhego?”
George ran to the Crone family estate Z ayn replied And Mr Gondal e has already invited thirty six media outlets from Hove n dale to hold a press conference They re planning to accuse Mrs Hawk of abusing and abandoning her adoptive father
Stanley pressed his lips together his irritation growing What was Benny thinking
What are you all doing You incapacitated George and he managed to escape
Seeing his boss get angry Z ayn was drenched in cold sweat Mr Hawk it s
It s my orders Wendy suddenly interrupted in a clear voice
Stanley turned to look at her Your orders
Wendy nodded Yes It old Z ayn to let George goon purpose
Stanley’sdark gazedeepened.”Whywouldyoudothat?They’replanningtoholdapressconference.Thatscumbagistryingtosticktoyouforlife!I’llsendmymentotheCronesestatetobringGeorgeback,andthepressconferencewillbecanceled.Everythingwillgobacktonormal,asifnothingeverhappened.Noonewilleverknowwhatyoudon’twantthemto.”
Wendy knew that with his power and influence Stanley could easily erase everything
ShehadoncewonderedwhathewouldthinkifheeverfoundoutaboutherpastwithGeorge.But now,hedidn’tseemtocareatall.Instead,hewasprotectingher.
He was protecting her from the wounds in her heart that were too painful to reveal sparing her from the judgment and whispers of others shielding her from further harm
Wendy interrupted him Mr Hawk there s no need for you to do anything I ll handle this from here
Handle it herself How would she handle it
Stanley was skeptical Wendy what are you
“Mr.Hawk,”Wendycutinwithaplayfulsmile,herlipscurvingupasshewinkedathim.”You’vealreadyhelpedmeonce.There’snoneedtohelpmeagain.I’dhatetofeellike Ioweyoumore.”
Theatmosphereshiftedatherwords.Wendywasremindedofhowshehadrepaidhimlast night.
Stanley too thought about her repayment from the night before He shifted his gaze back to the papers histone cold and in different as he said Do as you wish
Wendywatchedhim,notinghowhehadreturnedtohisusualdistant,stoic selfeversincetheyleft thatinn.Thenightbeforewassomethingonlythetwoofthemknew.
Just then a familiar voice echoed in the room Stanley what s going on with that press conference Why is everyone saying that Wendy
Nathanhadarrived.
ThemomentNathanspottedWendy,hisfacelitupwithsurprise.”Wendy,whatareyoudoinghere?”Wendy smiledandsatdownonthesofa.”Nathan,what’severyonesayingaboutme?”
Nathantookaseatnextto her.”They’resayingyou’rematerialistic,thatyou’veabandonedyouradoptivefather
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and even mistreated him They re accusing you of rejecting your father because he s from the countryside
Nathan do you believe that
Nathanshookhishead,laughing.”Ifyouweresomaterialistic,youwould’vebeenalloverme.Butyou haven’tevenagreedtomyadvances.”
He after all was very wealthy
Wendy didn t knowhow to respond to that
Stanley sitting in his office chair wore a dark expression So this is what they were doing flirting right in front of him
Wendy where were you last night Nathan suddenly asked
Lastnight…
Wendy s heart skipped a beat Why do you ask
I called you last night but you didn t answer Even Stanley s phone was unreachable Nathan s suspicious gaze shifted between the two of them Did you two spend the night together
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