Chapter 477
Chapter478
Suddenly Stanley changed the subject
Have you gotten in touch with Samuel
At the mention of Samuel Wendy s heart skipped a beat
Stanley stood there in a custom made black suit exuding an air of distinguished elegance His gaze was unyielding cold and in different He was looking down at Wendy his eyes devoid of any warmth only the sharpness and authority of someone who held power
He had already chosen Jessica and now to him Wendy was nothing more than a stranger
In his eyes there was not race of affection only the steely resolve of a person who had made up his mind
Stanleypartedhislipsslightly.”YoufailedtogetthroughtoSamuel,huh?No,moreprecisely,when youweretalkingtohim,hiscallsuddenlycutoff,didn’tit?”
Wendy immediately began to piece things together her shock evident as she looked at Stanley Did you do something to him
Stanley s expression remained impassive You can try calling him again See if you can get through
Withoutwastingasecond,Wendypulledout herphoneanddialedSamuel’snumberoncemore.
But all she heard was the busy tone noone answered
He never cutoff contact like this It should ve occurred to her earlier given Samuel s position and standing noone would dare harm him Except Stanley
HovendalewasStanley’sterritory,andifhewantedtodo somethingtoSamuel,itwouldbeeasyforhim.
Wendy staredatStanleyinshock.”WhatdidyoudotoSamuel?Whereishenow?”
Jessica with a smug smile wrapped her arm around Stanley s Haven t you seen Stanley s methods before If you don t listen Mr Samuel will get a firsthand experience of them
Wendy s voice trembled with anger What are you planning to do
Stanley s expression remained calm histone cold and businesslike I only have one request treat Jessica s heart condition Once she s better Samuel will be fine too
Jessicaaddedwithacruelsmile,”In otherwords,ifanythinghappenstome,Mr.Samuelwillbeburiedalongsideme.And Wendy,youshouldrememberit’llbeyourfault.Heisinnocent,afterall.”
Edithlaughedmockingly.”We’vealreadytriedtomakepeacewithyou,butyou’reasstubbornasever.Didyouthinkwehadnoonebehindus?Mr.Hawkisour greatestally!”
Wendy you d better start treating Jessica s illness now Her life is precious If something happens to her everyone around you will have to pay the price Lilian chimed in
WendylookedattheCronefamilymembers,theiruglyfacesshowingtheirtruenature.Theywereonlysoboldbecausethey hadStanleybackingthem.
But she was most hurt by Stanley s actions
Her hands were icy and her heartfelt frozen as she turned her gaze toward him
You must already know who killed my father It was these people my father s so called mother his brothers
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and his wife They conspired to kill him They re all murderers Now you re standing with them Are you really going to defend these killers
Wendy pointed at Jerry s gravestone her voice quivering with a mixture of sorrow and fury
You may have been a bit of a jerk before but atleast I believed you were still reasonable Now standing before my father s grave you re going to side with them
Stanley’slongfingers,restingbyhisside,curledeversoslightly.Heknew.Hehadalready figuredoutthatitwastheCronefamilywhohadkilled Jerry..
Now as he met Wendy scold disappointed gaze something flickered in his eyes
Atthat moment,Jessicatightenedhergriponhisarm,hervoicedrippingwithsweetness.”Stanley,you’renotgoingtowavernow,areyou?”