Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Jessicasmiled sweetly,herfaceflushedwithshyness.
Just then the doors to Velvet Vogue swung open and Wendy and Samuel walked in
Samuel spoke up Dr Binder is waiting for us Let s go inside
Wendymovedtowardtheentrance,butherstepshaltedsuddenlyas shespottedtwofamiliarfigures,
Following her gaze Samuel saw Stanley and Jess fc a
At that moment Stanley and Jessica were holding hands gazing into each other s eyes with such a tender look it was almost sweet enough to make anyone believe in fairytales
Samuelsmirked.”Ididn’trealizeMr.Hawk wassuchabusyman.Hecarriedyoutohisplacelastnight,andtonighthe’sherehavingdinnerwithJessica.Playingthefieldbetweentwowomen–he’sreallyanexpertatthis.”
Shaking his head Samuel chuckled Didn t expect him to be such a player
Wendy stared at Stanley and Jessica then said No he s not a player
Samuelraisedan eyebrow,lookingatWendyinsurprise.
Wendy continued He s always loved Jessica and he s always favored her He s not a player
Samuel sighed Alright then Let s head in
Wendynodded,tearinghergazeawayfromStanleyandJessica,andfollowed Samuelintotherestaurant.
Stanley and Jessica didn t notice Wendy and Samuel Stanley released Jessica shand gracefully taking his knife and fork to cut into his steak Then as if casually bringing up an old memory he asked Do you remember when we first met in that cave
Jessica paused for a moment her knife still in mid air She lifted her gaze to Stanley Why are you asking this
Stanley stone remained soft but insistent It was the first time we met I ve never forgotten it Have you
Jessica s eyes flickered briefly and she looked away Of course I haven t forgotten
Stanley leaned slightly forward his voice gentle
That forest was so remote You told me your parents had taken you on a trip but you got lost and wandered into that forest You found me there badly injured and brought me to the cave
In the cave you treated my wounds but the next morning when I woke up you were gone Your parents found
and took you away right
you
Jessica noddedslowly.”Yes,that’sright.”
What Stanley didn t know was that Jessica had been there for another reason It was right after her birthday and Wendy had called Lilian asking for help
At the time Wendy had been living in the countryside trapped by the shadow of her foster father That phone call was how Jessica and Lilian found out about Wendy s dire situation Elated by the news Jessica had insisted that Lilian take her to see it firsthand to witness Wendy s suffering
They both went to the forest and Jessica had witnessed everything Wendy and Stanley s encounter everything that had happened
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So Jessica knew all the details She knew it all
That story sounded perfectly reasonable and Stanley hadn t suspected anything for years
Stanley set down his knife and fork his gaze sharp as he looked at Jessica By the way whatever happened to that crystal pendant I gave you
Jessica froze her heart racing That was the one questions he had feared her fatal flaw She didn t have the crystal pendant
Thatpendanthad alwaysbeenwithWendy.
Jessicastammered,”””
Stanley cut her off his voice calm but firm
I ve wanted to see that pendant for years But everytime you ve come up with an excuse not to show it tome Could it be you don t have it
Histone remained casual but his words were sharp
If you don t have that pendant how can you prove you re the girl who saved me all those years ago
Jessica s mind was racing Was Stanley starting to doubt her
Thatpendantwashergreatest bargainingchip.IfStanleyfoundoutthatshewasn’tthegirlwhosavedhim,shewouldhavenothingleft.
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