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This was the first time Wendy had heard about the marriage agreement She looked at Stanley in shock realizing that the bond between him and Jessica had started the moment they were
born.
Halseyhadknownaboutthearrangement,buttheworld’srichest man’sbeloveddaughterhadbeenmissingfortwentyyears.Foralltheseyears,noonehadanytraceofher.Everyoneassumedtheheiresswasprobablydead.
She never imagined that Jessica was the missing daughter of the richest man
Ceceliacouldn’thelpbutsigh.Today,theyhad thechancetobringJessicaandthemembersoftheCronefamilytojustice.YetJessica’s sudden,astonishingbackgroundhadthrowneverythingintochaos.
Stanley pressed his lips together his voice cold and detached as he spoke
“UncleHorace,thatengagementwasarrangedbyyouandmyfather.Butnow,inthisdayandage,marriage isamatterofpersonalchoice.Sotheengagementbetweenour familiesdoesn’tcount.”
Horace’sexpressiondidn’tchange.Hewascalm,noangerorjoyshowingonhisface.Hesimply smiled.”Areyousayingyoudon’twanttomarrymydaughter?”
Stanleyglanced brieflyatJessica,whowasstanding beside Horace.”That’sright.Iwillnevermarryher!”
Jessica s hands clenched into fists at her sides as she glared at Wendy with hatred in her eyes
She didn that e Stanley she hated Wendy
Ifitweren’tforWendy,noneofthis wouldhavehappened!
HoracestudiedWendyquietly.”Ifyoudon’twanttomarrymydaughter,whodoyouwanttomarry instead?Thatwomanbehindyou?”
Stanleystoodtall,blocking Wendyfromview.Hewantedtospeak,butWendysteppedforward,hervoicecalmyetfirm.
“Mr.Larson,”shesaid,”we’renot discussingthemarriageagreementbetweenyourfamiliesrightnow,butthecrimesJessica has committed.”
Horace’sgazeshiftedtoWendy.ShewasthesameageasJessicaand lookedveryyoung, thekindofagewheremostgirlswouldn’tdaremeethisgaze.
ButWendy’scleareyeslockedontohis,fearlessand confident.Itwassomethingdifferent.
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For some reason Horace couldn t shake the feeling that there was something unusual about Wendy
Thisfeelinghadbeentherefromtheveryfirst momenttheymet.
HoracelookedatWendy,hisvoicesteady.”Even thoughyouknowwhoherfatheris?”
Wendy me this gaze Yes Eventhough she s your daughter it doesn t means he can do whatever she wants
She took a step forward Mr Larson you haven t seen your daughter in years Let me give you a proper introduction to her Jessica is arrogant manipulative deceitful and willing to do anything to gain wealth and power She has no conscience and she has no problem stepping over others to get what she wants
Horace frowned turning his gaze to Jessica
Jessica’sfacepaled asshe immediatelydefendedherself.”Dad,don’tlistentothisnonsensefromWendy!”
Edithquicklyadded,”That’sright,Mr.Larson! WendyandJessicahavealwayshadafeud.She’sjustslanderingher!”
Wendyscoffed.”AndlookattheentireCronefamily.They’rejustlike Jessica,usingotherstoclimbtothetop,killingpeopletoachievetheiragenda.”
Wendy’seyesshiftedtoJerry’stombstone.Hissmilingface wasengravedonit,hisgentleexpressionforeverimprintedinher memory.
“Theykilledmyfather.Theoneswhotakealifemustpaywiththeirown.Iwon’tletany ofthemoffthehook–includingyourdaughter,Jessica!”
Horacedidn’tspeak,buttheaura aroundhimshifted.Withoutsayingaword,hisgrewheavy,asilentthreatthatmadetheairfeelthickandoppressive.
presence
Lilian quickly spoke up trying to defuse the situation Mr Larson don t listen to Wendy s nonsense She s clearly biased against us
Halsey stepped in her voice sharp
At this point you still want to argue Mr Larson you ve just found your daughter Maybe you
should take a closer look at her character
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