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Halsey stood there eyeing the Crones whose faces had turned ashen
She pointed sharply at Jessica Mr Hawk Jessica is nothing but a liar
Cecelia quickly added That s right The only thing you should be focusing on right now is dealing with her
Stanleyslowlyreleased hisgrip onWendyandturned,fixing hisbloodshoteyesonJessica.
Jessica s face drained of color Stanley l listen tome
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Stanley’sgazewascoldandsharpashe glaredather.
Alright I ll give you one chance Answer me Why did you pretend to be Wendy Why did
you steal her crystal pendant Why have you been lying tome all this time You only get one chance to explain yourself If you don t do it well I ll make sure the entire Crone family pays the price
The members of the Crone family turned ghostly pale
Edith’slegsbuckledbeneathher,andshenearly collapsed totheground.Shecouldn’tletthefamilycrumble.Shesimplycouldn’t!
Jessicarushedforward,grabbingStanley’ssleeve.”I’msorry.Iwaswrong…Idid pretend tobeWendy,butIdiditbecauseIloveyou!Iloveyousomuch!That’swhyI””
Beforeshecouldfinish,Stanley shovedheraway withforce.”Yourloveformehasnothingtodowiththis!”
Argh Jessica lost her balance and fell to the ground
Lilianand Harryrushedtoher side.”Jessica!Areyoualright?”
Stanley looked down at Jessica with disgust
“If youhadn’tstolenWendy’sidentityalltheseyears,doyoureallythink Iwouldhavekeptyoubymyside?IalwaysthoughtyouwereWendy.It’s becauseofyouthatImissedoutonsomany yearswithher.YoumademeandWendy passeachotherbytimeandtimeagain. Jessica,youdisgustme!”
Tears streamed down Jessica s face
“Pleasedon’tbeangry!I didn’t meantohurtyou.Ijust…Ilove yousomuch-”
Halseycutin sharply,”Jessica,theonlypersonyouloveisyourself!Fouryearsago,whenMr.Hawkfellintoacoma,youweredesperatetogetawayfromhim.But nowthathe’sawake,you
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come crawling back You only care about yourself You re selfish hypocritical and vicious All you want is wealth and power
Ceceliasneered,”IfWendyhadn’tuncoveredthetruth,we’dbekeptinthe dark.Youwouldhavelivedyourlifepretendingtobeher,abusingheridentityforyourowngain.You’rethemost evilperson I’veeverhadthemisfortunetoknow!”
JessicacrawledtowardStanley,reachingoutto him.”Stanley,it’snotlikethat!Please,letmeexplain…”
Stanley’sexpressionremainedcold,hiseyesfull ofredfury.”Enough!Ialreadygaveyouachancetoexplain,andyoubotchedit.Idon’twanttohear anotherwordfrom you!”
ItwasasifJessica hadbeenthrown intoanabyss.Herchesttightenedpainfully,andshefeltasharp,unbearableacheinherheart.
Gripping her chest Jessica gasped Stanley my heart It hurts
Lilian immediately spoke up Mr Hawk the doctors said Jessica can t be under stress It s bad for her condition
Harryquickly added,”Mr.Hawk,weneedtoperformthesurgerynow!Everythingelsecanwaituntil after.”
Stanleylookedatthethreeofthem,acruelsmilecurlingonhislips.”Atatimelikethis,you’re stilltalkingaboutsurgery?Letmemakethisclear–therewillbenosurgery!”
Nosurgery!
It felt like a death sentence for Jessica
JessicalookedupatStanley,hereyes pleading.
“No, youcan’tdothistome!Ineedthesurgery!Myheartreallyhurts…I’m insomuchpain!”