Chapter 494
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Glinda and Cyril had finally arrived
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Halseywasovercomewithemotion,tearsstreamingdownherface.Shewasutterlyterrified.Iftheyhadbeenevenasecondlater,the childinWendy’swombwouldhavebeenlost.ThethoughtofitstillsentchillsdownHalsey’sspine,makingherlegsfeelweakwithfear.
“Mrs.Glinda!Dad!”
Glindaimmediately rushedintotheoperatingroom.SeeingWendy,shetookherhand,hervoicethickwithemotion.
Wendy it s me I m here
Wendy’sfacewasaspaleasasheet,drainedofallcolor.Shehadbeenholdingonbysheerwillpower,but whenshesawGlinda,her entire bodyseemedtorelax.Herwhitetear–streakedeyesclosed,andshewhisperedthroughhercrackedlips,”Grandma.”
Glinda tightened her grip on Wendy scold hand It s okay it s okay Don t be afraid I ll make sure noone hurts you or my first great grandchild
Wendy nodded faintly before closing her eyes falling into a deep sleep
CyrilcheckedWendy’spulse.Afterafewmoments,heletoutasigh ofrelief.”ThankGod.Dr.Ceylanandthebabyarebothsafe.”
Glinda’s eyesturnedsteelyasshelookedattheunconsciousblack–cladthugsandthedoctoronthefloor.Inalow,commandingvoice,sheordered,”Takethemallintocustody.Iwanttoknowwho’sbehindthis.Iftheydon’tspeak,thenthey’llhavenoneedtospeakagain.”
HavingledtheHawkfamilyforsomanyyears,Glindahadlong sinceretiredfromthepubliceye,herdemeanornowmuchgentler.Butwhenshewasserious,sheactedwithfiercepower.Thethugsandthedoctorshiveredinfear.
W We were just following orders one of the men stammered
Before he could say more they were dragged away There would be plenty of time for them to speak later
Wendy was transferred to a VIP room and settled into rest She was utterly exhausted her sleep peaceful and undisturbed
Glinda s at beside her keeping watch It wasn t long before Z ayn hurried into the room looking franti e
Mrs Glinda he said breathless
Glinda looked up her eyes sharp Where the hell is Stanley Wendy s lying here and you re the only one who showed up
Z ayn wiped the sweat off his brow clearly nervous Mrs Glinda Mr Hawk He s
Halseyspokeup,hervoicefulloffrustration.”Mrs.Glinda,Idon’tknowwhereStanleyis.Itriedcallinghimahundredtimes,butnotoncedidhepickup.Hewasn’taround whenWendyandthebabywereindanger.Thisisthelaststraw!He’sgonetoofar!”.
Glinda s eyes narrowed as she turned to Z ayn Cat got your tongue I asked you where Stanley is
Zaynknewtherewasnowayout,anddecidingitwasbettertotellthetruth thantolie,heconfessed.”Mr.Hawk…He’swithMs.Jessica.”
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Glinda shot to her feet her face contorted with disbelief What did you say Stanley s with Jessica
Yes Mrs Glinda Z ayn confirmed Ms Jessica suddenly complained of chest pain and Mr Hawk rushed her to the hospital And by coincidence they re at this very hospital
Halseywasfurious.”Nowonderhedidn’t pickuphisphone!HewaswithJessica!”
Glinda,shakingwithrage,clenchedherfists.”Thatunseemlybrat–Ican’tbelievehe’sstillwiththatJessica!I’mgoingtofind himrightnow!”
Glinda stormed out of the room
Meanwhile in the VIP room Jessica had been clinging to Stanley refusing to let him leave Stanley stay herewith me tonight
Lilian who had just arrived exchanged a brief glance with Jessica They figured from the timing that Wendy had lost her baby but for safety s sake they still needed to keep Stanley around a little longer