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Lilian s eyes sparkled with a cunning gleam as she said to Jessica You should tell Mr Hawk about Wendy s pregnancy We can use this as an opportunity to get rid of the child through his own hands
The frown that had clouded Jessica s face vanished instantly She now understood exactly what Lilian meant and she couldn the lp but give her mother a thumbs up
Lilian s voice lowered serious again But before you goto him you need to prepare something You have to make sure that everyone believes the child is Sam el s
Jessica nodded eagerly I understand I ll handle it right now
At Hawk Group Stanley had returned to his office He was seated a this desk pen in hand reviewing some documents
Just then Z ayn s voice broke the silence Mr Hawk Ms Wendy hasn t agreed to perform the heart surgery forMs Jessica yet What should we do next
Stanley paused his pen frozen mid air
Z ayn hesitated before speaking again Are we really going to take action against Ms Wendy After we dealt with Mr Samuel Ms Wendy s disappointment with you is noticeable
Stanley’sfaceturnedcold,hisexpressionsharpeningintosomethingashard andunyieldingasice.Hehadnochoiceinthematter–hehadtostandbyJessica.
The image of Wendy s small delicate face flashed in his mind her beauty and stubbornness
He really wished Wendy wouldn t make this harder for him
Just then a soft knock echoed from the door
Stanley Jessica s voice rang out from the other side
Come in Stanley replied his voice steady
Jessicaopenedthedoorandsteppedinside,ahintofnervousnessin herdemeanor.”IhopeI’mnotinterruptinganything.”
Stanley glanced down at the papers in his hands I m busy today I don t have time to spend with you
Jessica gave a small teasing smile I don t want to disturb you but there s something important I need to talk to you about
Can it wait until tomorrow Stanley asked his voice sounding like he wanted to push it off
It s about Wendy she said softly
Stanley s sharp gaze lifted from the papers to meet her eyes What about her
“Don’tmisunderstand,”Jessicasaid,hervoicelowandserious.”Wendyhasn’t gottenintoanytrouble.Iaccidentallydiscoveredsomethingabouther,andafterthinkingitover,IfeltlikeIneededtotellyou.”
Stanley studied her with intense focus What is it
Stanley prepare yourself This is a Huge secret Wendy is pregnant
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The sound of Stanley s pen clattering to the floor was loud in the otherwise quiet room He shot to his feet his face a mask of shock What did you just say Say it again
Jessica’svoicewasfirm.”Isawhersecretlygettingmedicinalherbsformiscarriageprevention.Ihadsomeonecheckit out–she’spregnant.”
So Wendy was really pregnant
Stanley had suspected it once before but after a visit to Nova Health for a checkup he had been told she wasn t
It turns out she had been lying to him
Shewaspregnant.
Stanley s mind raced Why did Wendy hide this from me The child is mine
He thought back to the time she had been with Wendy the moments when they hadn t used protection There were a couple of times when he had relied on the pull out method but that was never foolproof
Wendy had managed to get pregnant with his child
His emotions churned He was overwhelmed He wasn t ready to be a father
Jessica watched him closely and after a pause spoke again her voice oddly calm I think you ve misunderstood The child in Wendy s belly isn t yours
“What?”
Stanley s body froze his mind racing to catchup with what she was saying
You and Wendy are divorced now and you ve been apart for along time Jessica pressed on Wendy has a boyfriend now Samuel So the child in her stomach it s not yours It s Samuel s