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Wendy withdrew her gaze and shook her head Halsey I m fine
She pulled out her phone and dialed the Hawk family s estate
Glinda’svoicecamethrough,fullofcheer.”Wendy,you finallydecidedtocall!I’vemissedyousomuch!”
Wendy looked out the window at the sleek business class car approaching Grandma I don t have class tonight I can comeback to the family estate for dinner
That s wonderful Stanley s coming back tonight too I ll be waiting for you
“Okay.”
After ending the call Wendy turned to Halsey and said Halsey I need togo back to the Hawks
Alright Go have dinner with Mrs Glinda Halsey replied
Wendy me this gaze No I m going to find out who s backing Luna
“What?”
Halsey blinked clearly taken a back
The long Rolls Royce glided steadily down the road Z ayn drove upfront while Luna satin the back glancing at the man beside her
Stanleyworeatailoredblacksuit,ahandkerchieftuckedintohispocket.Hehadjustcomefromahigh–levelmeeting,andhissharpbusinessaurablendedwiththecity’sneonlights,lookingjustas astonishing asithadbeenwhenshefirstcaughtaglimpseofhim.
Stanley held a file flipping through it without acknowledging Luna
Luna gazed at him admiration clear in her eyes Mr Hawk I fell from the wire today but I m fine You didn t need to come check on me
Stanley didn t lookup his voice cold as he asked Did Wendy visit you at the hospital
Lunafroze.
Stanley snapped the file shut his dark cold eyes finally locking on to her Careful what you say in front of Wendy understand
His commanding gaze made it clear He was warning her to watch her words around Wendy
Lunastiffened.
She had though the had come specifically to see her after she fell but instead his words were all about Wendy
Evenmoretroubling wasthewarninghegaveher,remindinghernottospeakoutoflineinfrontofWendy.
Luna understood his unspoken message he didn t want Wendy to know about their night together
The humiliation of her misplaced feelings made her fist tighten How could she not resent Wendy
She came from humble beginnings but Wendy was also from the countryside not someone above her
Yet Luna had always learned to read people living in a constant state of caution Wendy on the other hand was
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calm smart and decisive everything Luna was not
And to make matters worse Wendy had become Mrs Hawk marrying a man who was practically a god in Luna s
eyes.
Why her If Wendy could do it why couldn t Luna
LunahadbeenkeepingtrackofStanley’smovements,waitingfortherightmoment.Thatnight,whenZaynwasseekingoutavirgin,Luna thoughtheropportunityhadarrived.
ButwhenshewenttotheImperialGarden,Wendyhadalreadybeatenhertoitandspentthenight withStanley.
The person who should have been with Stanley was her
She was jealous of Wendy she hated Wendy
Even more so now Stanley s in different cold tone only fueled her growing resentment
Still she dared not show it She simply nodded Okay I understand Mr Hawk
Just then a pleasant ring tone interrupted them a call from the Hawk family s estate
Stanleypressedabuttontoanswer.Glinda’svoicerangouthappyasever.”Stanley,hurryhomefor dinner!Wendy’sjoiningus!”
Stanley s handsome face flickered with a brief change his brows lifting slightly I ll head home now After hanging up he turned to Z ayn and ordered Stop the car
Z ayn brought the luxury car to a smooth halt