Chapter 169
Chapter169
Chapter169
Wendy clicked on the message seeing Hubby had sent a smiley e moji
Wendy froze for a second then she covered her face and screamed Ah
Stanley was sitting in the CEO s office watching Wendy s chat window flash repeatedly with typing for several minutes Eventually it seemed the person on the other end gave up and nothing came through as the screen fell silent
The storm cloud that had been hanging over Stanley s handsome face cleared and he couldn the lp but laugh
Wendycouldn’t standteasing.
Stanley’sminddriftedtothescreenshothehadseenearlierthepictureofher delicate,pinkneckadornedwiththerubynecklace.Itwastrulybeautiful.
Her best friend had called him what again Jerk
That jerk Wendy you must ve pleasured him well huh He just gave you a ruby necklace as a reward
Stanley s gaze deepened as images of their time in the car flashed through his mind
Hishandsomeeyelidsfluttered afewtimes,andhehadtoadmit,Wendyhadtrulysurprisedhim.Thatwaswhy,duringhisbrieftripabroad,themomenthesawtherubynecklace,hehadtobuyit forher.
They hadn t yet taken their relationship to the next level but Wendy was the first woman who had ever taken care of him in this way A man always feels differently about his first
At that moment the door to the CEO s office opened and Jessica walked in Stanley you re back
Stanleyreplied withasimplehum.
Without hesitation Jessica s at down on Stanley slap wrapping her arms around his neck Where s my gift
Stanley paused for a moment He had bought a gift for Wendy but nothing for Jessica
In fact he hadn t even thought about getting Jessica a gift this time
He had never done that before
SeeingthehopefullookinJessica’seyes,Stanleygentlyreplied,”Iforgot.Tell mewhatyouwant,andI’llhavemysecretarybuyitforyou.”
Jessicawastakenaback.”Didn’tyouordertheAlberrubyanddiamondnecklace? Wasn’tthatforme?”
Jessica was convinced the ruby necklace was meant for her
Stanley frowned slightly I ordered it but I didn t buy it
Jessica seemed disappointed but she let it go quickly shifting her attention Anyway I ve arranged something fun I ve setup a trip with Wendy In two days you me Wendy and Nathan will all goto a resort for as paget away
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Stanley s expression remained unchanged Wendy agreed
“Mm–hmm.She’s datingNathannow.She’shisgirlfriend,soit’llbeadoubledate.”
Wendy was now Nathan s girlfriend
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The events that had hap pei ted in the car that day They were just her way of paying him back She didn t want too we him anything
She told him to stop coming after her
Was she really planning to be with Nathan
Other men were fine but Nathan Stanley couldn t accept it
Nathan was his childhood friend the guy who had grownup alongside him Having someone who had been with him goto his friend was something Stanley could never accept
Stanley nodded Okay
Stanley Jessica reached out to caress his handsome face her eyes filled with deep affection Have you missed me these past few days
Stanley removed her hand gently and urged her to get off his lap I just got back and I have work to do You should head back now
Work work was that all he cared about Didn the have normal human needs
Wasn’theallowed tohavedesireslikeanyotherman?
Jessica couldn the lp but feel frustrated
Twodayslater,WendyandNathanarrivedattheresorthotel.Stanley andJessicawerealreadythere.Thefourofthem wereofficiallygoingonadoubledate.
The hotel manager greeted them promptly Mr Hawk Mr Lowe welcome I ve prepared the two best ocean view suites for you