Chapter 237
What was he talking about
Wendy could feel it the cold distant act was gone The wicked lustful Stanley was back
She had wanted to peel back his mask before But now that it had been pulled away she realized she didn t want it as much as she thought
The Rolls Royce Phantom sped smoothly down the road Wendy glanced at the man beside her Did you have someone stop me from seeing Cecelia
Stanley’s largehand,withdefinedknuckles,restedcasuallyonthesteeringwheel.Hegaveahalf–heartedhum,barelyacknowledgingthequestion.
Headmittedit.
Did Nathan leave because of you too
Stanley signaled turning the wheel effortlessly with his strong wrist his expensive watch catching the light as he made the turn
Hisdeepvoicerumbledashesaid,”Nathanshouldhavearrivedbynow.Whatdoyouthinkhe’sdoingright now?”
Wendy said nothing waiting for him to elaborate
Stanley handed her a photo
Wendy tookitandstaredattheimage.There,shesawNathanwithanotherwoman.
“ThisiswhotheLoweschoseforNathan,”Stanleyexplained.”LucilleJenner,thedaughter oftheJennerfamily.Nathanjustlanded,andhe’salreadybeentakentomeetherforanarrangedmarriage.TheunionoftheLoweandJennerfamiliesisinevitable.”
Thephotowastakeninaluxurysuiteatasix–starhotel.BoththeLoweandJennerfamilieswere present,withNathanandLucillesittingacrossfromeachother.
Lucille was stunning clad in along pearly white dress radiating the grace of a young lady born into a prestigious family A union of the two powerful families felt all too real as the two of them s at there together
You can say I made Nathan leave or you can say it s the Lowe family s decision for Nathan to return Either way you won t be stepping into their door You and Nathan won t have a future together
Wendy stared at the photo She could see how well Nathan and Lucille matched In her heart she was happy for
him.
Nathan was one of her few friends She hoped he would find the right person for himself
Wendytuckedthephotoaway.”IknowI’m notworthyofNathan.I’mself–aware.”
Stanley didn t even flinch giving a cold grunt Where do you want togo A hotel
Wendy s heart tightened a this words Was he already getting to the point
I don t want togo to a hotel
Then we re going back to Imperial Garden
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Tonight he was taking her back to Imperial Garden
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Theirfirst timetogetherhadbeeninImperialGarden.Afteranightofintersepassion,hehadhumiliatedherdeeply.
Wendystillcouldn’tunderstandwhy,ifhewasalreadytiredofher,he wantedtosleepwithheragain.
Mr Hawk are there condoms at your place
Stanleyglancedather.
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Wendy straightened her back her posture firm and graceful I m allergic to the morning after pill so you ll have to wear a condom I m sure you don t want to have a child with me right
Of course not Stanley hadn t thought about having children
Wendy could tell by his silence that he didn t want to have a child with her That night he had been under the influence unable to control himself
Sheforceddown thebitternessinherchest.”Howaboutthis?Youhavesomeonegetthecondomsready,andyouletCeceliaout.Afterall,I’mnotgoinganywhere.”
Before she could finish speaking the Rolls Royce Phantom suddenly stopped Stanley stepped out of the car opening the passenger door Get out
Wendy stepped out a little confused Why are you parking the car here
Stanley pointed with his eyes toward the supermarket ahead You wanted condoms didn t you Let s go buy some
Wendywasspeechless.
Stanley led her into the store and Wendy couldn t believe what was happening He was actually taking her to buy condoms
She had never done anything like this before