Chapter 317
Chapter317
A strange feeling stirred in Stanley s chest He wanted to say something but before he could his palm was suddenly empty Wendy had already withdrawn her hand
She was quickly surrounded by a group of young elites all bright minds of their generation
AmongthemwasamannamedLucasNorris,afellowHarfieldgraduatewhohadnowmadeanameforhimselfasarising starinthetechindustry,theyoungCEOofapublicly
tradedcompany.
Lucas looked at Wendy s breathtakingly beautiful face and smiled Wendy I m curious what s your relationship status
Stanley’sgazeremainedfixedonWendyashewatchedherraiseadelicatebrow.Then,sheansweredinjustthree simplewords.
Single and available
Singleandavailable.
Those words made Lucas eyes light up Without hesitation he pulled out his phone Wendy since we re alumni why don t we add each other as friends on Facebook
Wendy nodded.”Sure,Lucas.”
And just like that they exchanged contacts
Stanleystoodoffto theside,watching.Suddenly,amemorysurfaced–Wendyhadrejectedhisfriendrequestbefore.
Andyet,shewouldaddsomeoneelseas afriend.
She called Lucas by his first name so casually so warmly
Yet she only ever addressed him as Mr Hawk She rarely called him by his first name
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A hollow feeling crept into Stanley s chest as if something important had slipped through
hisfingers.
“Wendy!”
A sudden voice broke through the chatter
Edith,Jessica,Trish,andLilianhadarrived,buttheycouldn’tgetclose.WendywasintheVIPsection,aspacetheyhadnorightto enter.
A staff member stepped forward blocking their way Excuse me You re not allowed beyond this point
Edith however wasn t about to back down Looking up at Wendy she raised her voice her tone urgent I need to see Wendy I mher grandmother
Never in Edith s wildest dreams had she imagined that the girls he had always considered the disgrace of the Crone family would turnout to be a genius Now she couldn twa it to claim Wendy
Hearing the commotion Wendy turned her head
The staff member immediately approached her with the utmost respect Ms Crone these women say they re here for you This lady claims to be your grandmother
Edith forced a smile Darling it s me your grandmother
Darling?
ThiswasthefirsttimeEdithhadeveraddressedWendylikethat.Theironyofitmadeherlaugh.”Grandmother?IfI’m notmistaken,didn’twesevertiesabout anhourago?”
Edithfroze.
Wendy’sgazeswept pastherandlandedonNatalieandTrish.Natalielookedextremelyuncomfortable,whileTrish–whowasalwayssoproud–seemedtohavelostallherarrogance,standingthereinadaze.
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Behind them Lilian and Jessica watched darkly their expressions twisted with resentment and jealousy
Natalie tried to smooth things over Wendy your grandma was just speaking out of anger before We re still family no matter what
Wendy stood tall exuding an air of quiet elegance She blinked her long lashes fluttering slightly as she looked at Edith So are you saying you want to be my family again
Edith nodded eagerly Wendy we ve always been a family
Too bad Wendy cut her off sharply I don t want to be your family anymore
Edithstiffened.
Wendy s clear unwavering gaze swept over the people before her They had hurt her deeply their cruelty leaving wounds that had once ached unbearably But now all that
remained was an icy detachment
“IwasabandonedbyyouallsinceIwasachild,”shesaidcalmly.”Otherpeoplehadgrandmothersandmothers”afamily.ButIfeltlikeanorphan.Just likeyousaidbefore-
we ve already severed ties And this time it s my turn to turn my back on you
Withthat,she turnedtothestaffbesideher.
I don t know them Please escort them out
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