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At that moment a soft and melodious ring tone sounded A all was coming in
ItwasfromLilian.
Jessica pressed the button to answer the call and Lilian s anxious voice immediately came through Jessica how are things going with Mr Hawk
Jessica smiled slightly Don t worry Mom I ve taken care of everything
Lilian s voice filled with excitement Really
“Yes,”Jessicareplied confidently.”TellDadandGrandmatorelax.NomatterhowmuchWendypressureshim,Stanleywillprotectus.He’llmakesureWendytreatsmyheartcondition,andhe’llcuttieswithhercompletely!”
Lilian was ecstatic That s amazing If Mr Hawk breaks ties with Wendy this is going to be quite the spectacle You re incredible
Jessica smiled her lips curving into a pleased grin
Threedayshadpassed.Assoonasthe morninglightbroke,Wendyheadedstraight forJerry’sgrave.
She had given the Crone family three days to act Today it was time to punish the murderer
Wendy stood in front of Jerry s gravestone where a photo of him smiling gently was attached his expression warm and full of kindness
She reached out and touched the photo her voice soft and steady
“Dad,the Cronefamilywillbeheresoon.Iwon’tletasingleoneofthesemurderersescape.”
Justthen,her phonerang,thefamiliarmelodictoneechoingthroughtheair.
Wendy glanced at the screen and saw it was Samuel calling
She answeredquickly.
“Haveyou reachedthecemetery?”Samuel’svoicecamethrough.
Yeah I m here Wendy replied
Good I ll be there shortly
I can handle things on my own You don t have to come
“Noway.”Samuel’svoicetookonaprotectivetone.”You’repregnantnow.IhavetohelpyoudealwiththeCrone family.I’vegotyourback.”
Wendy felt warmth spread through her heart Though she had been abandoned as a child she had found so much love since then
“Whereareyounow?”
“I’malmostthere.I-11
Suddenly Samuel s voice cutoff mid sentence followed by a sharp jarring noise
Wendy s heart skipped a beat She gripped her phone tightly Samuel Are you okay Samuel
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She heard two beeps and then the call dropped leaving only the sound of a busy signal
Wendy frowned What had just happened
Asuddenuneasesettledinherchest.Samuelneverbehavedlikethis.Couldsomethinghavehappenedto him?
But that didn t seem likely Given Samuel s position and status very few people would dare harm him
Shetriedcallinghimagain,butthistime,acold,mechanicalfemalevoiceresponded,”Sorry,thenumberyouhavedialedis outofservice.Pleasetryagainlater.”
Why would Samuel s phone be off
Wendy s suspicion deepened
Just then a few luxury cars rolled up and Edith led the second branch members Jessica Lilian and Harry along with the third branch members Trish Archer and Natalie The entire Crone family had arrived
Wendy couldn the lp but sneer
Her father had passed away for so many years Had any of the Crone family members ever come to pay their respects to him
No.
Nowthattheentirefamilyshowedupatherfather’sgravetoday,shehadtoadmitit wasquiteaspectacle.
She pocketed her phone trying to push thoughts of Samuel aside for the moment The Crone family was here now Edith leading the group walked over with a coolsmile
“Hello,Wendy.”ShelookedatJerry’sgravestone.”Sincewe’rehere,we’dlike toofferourrespects.”
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