Chapter 497
Chapter498
Stanley lifted his gaze to Glinda his voice uncertain Grandma
Halsey turned to Stanley her expression sharp Stanley has someone been feeding you lies Was it her
ShepointedatJessica.
Jessica looking guilty stammered I
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Halsey quickly connected the dots I knew it Jessica must ve said something to you making you think the child inside Wendy isn t yours right
Glinda opened her mouth to speak but Halsey pulled her aside urgently Mrs Glinda let s go
But Glinda hesitated
“Justtrustme.Let’sgo!”Halsey insisted,pullinghertowardthedoor.
Astheyreachedthedoorway,Halsey turnedtoStanley,hervoicecold.”SomeonekidnappedWendy.Theytookherintosurgery,tryingtoforcefullyterminateherpregnancy!”
Stanley froze shock running through him What did you just say
Halsey gave a bitter laugh We don t know who exactly wanted to end her pregnancy but
She gave Jessica and Lilian a pointed glance We ve already caught the people behind it We ll find out soon who wanted to harm Wendy and her baby
With that,HalseytuggedGlindaoutoftheroom.
Stanleyturnedto Zayn,hisvoicetense.”Iswhattheysaidtrue?”
Zaynnodded,hisfacegrim.”It’strue,Mr.Hawk.Ms.Wendywentthroughsomethinghorrifyingtonight.Someonekidnappedherandtookhertosurgery,tryingtoforceanabortion.Mrs.GlindaandMr. Cyrilbothhadtostepin.Ifthey’dbeenevenasecondlater,Ms.Wendyandherbabywould’vebeenin seriousdanger.”
Stanley took a step forward his concern deepening How is she now Is she hurt
Z ayn looked uneasy I don t know Mr Hawk When I arrived Mrs Glinda had me thrown out of the room If you re worried about Ms Wendy maybe you should go check on her
Before Z ayn could finish his sentence Stanley had already taken long strides toward the door
Jessicacalledoutimmediately,hervoicesharp.”Stanley,don’tgo!AreyougoingtoseeWendy?Didn’tyoupromisemeyou’dcut tieswithher?Youcan’tgo!”
But this time Jessica swords fell flat Stanley didn t even glance back as he marched out of the room
Z ayn followed silently
“Stanley!”Jessica’svoicecrackedwithfrustrationas sheclenchedherfistsinanger.
Lilian,herfacetroubled,whispered,”Thisisbad.Itlooksliketheydidn’t managetoterminateWendy’spregnancyafterall.NowonderwhenIcalledthosekidnappersanddoctorsearlier,no onepickedup.”
Jessica s mind raced already guessing what had happened She had been too late and Wendy had been saved
The baby inside Wendy was still alive
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“Why?Why didn’ttheymanagetoendthepregnancy?Thatchildislikeatickingtimebomb.IfStanleyfindsoutthe truth…Whatarewegoingtodo?Itfeelslikethetruthisslippingoutof ourhands!”
JessicagrippedLilian’shand,hervoicetrembling withfear
“Mom,whatshouldwedonow?Whatifthosekidnappersanddoctorsbetrayus?GlindaandProfessorLincolnhavegotten involved,andStanley’sgonetoseeWendy.Iftheyfindoutwewerebehindthis,Iswear,Glindawilltearusapart!”
Jessica winced still feeling a sharp pain in her body She was terrified of Glinda The pain from Glinda s cane still stung her and she was truly scared of what the woman might do