Chapter 80

Chapter80
Hewascallinghername.
Witha snap,Wendyfinallymanagedtofreeherhair,theknotcomingundonewithasharp tug
She s at up her voice trembling slightly What s wrong
Stanley looked at her his expression unreadable Was that on purpose
That was when Wendy realized something felt off In the process of trying to untangle her hair she ended up sitting on top of him
Her position was now him lying down and her on top
Wendy s mind went blank the realization hitting her with a shock Instinctively she tightened her legs
Stanley’sfirmwaistwasrightbeneathher,and hersmoothpalelegsdrapedoverhissides,exposedandalmostblindingintheirfairness.
The moments he reacted Stanley s sharp eyes flushed a deep red His muscles hidden under the silk of his pajama shirt tightened and flexed and he reached up grabbing her soft waist his voice hoarse as he said Relax
Wendy’sfaceturnedcrimson,herlong,darkhairfallingindisarray aroundher.Herclear,wideeyesdartedaroundinpanic,likeadeercaughtinheadlights.Shedidn’tunderstand.
“Whatdoyoumean?”
Stanley swallowed hard his throat tightening Relax your legs They re too tight
Wendy caught off guard couldn t even muster a response
She could already feel the heat radiating from his body The room was now charged with simmering tension warm and heavy with unspoken words
Just then a ring tone broke through the charged atmosphere a phone call
Stanley s phone lying on the bedside table lit up Wendy looked up and saw Jessica flashing on the screen
Stanley still lying in bed shielded his eyes with his hand his gaze cool but with an unmistakable edge of allure He answered the call
“Jessica.”
Jessica’scallshatteredthe tensionthathadbeenbuildingbetweenthem.
Wendy s blush faded instantly and she scrambled to get off Stanley stumbling as she quickly got off him
Stanley threw off the covers and got out of bed while Jessica s cheerful voice rang out on the other end of the line Stanley you re up already
Stanley responded absently Yeah
His eyes were fixed on Wendy watching her scramble in a flustered panic as she ran into the bathroom
He had been awake from the moments he moved but he hadn t opened his eyes He d known exactly what she was doing the way her soft fingers had carefully traced his jaw line He knew how much she wanted to touch him yet was too scared to
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Chapter80
Stanley Stanley are you listening tome
Jessica s voice snapped him back to the present He quickly shook himself out of his daze What sup
Stanley I ve invited a few friends over to my house today Come join us
Jessica was inviting him to the Crones residence
Stanley turned her down without hesitation I have an important meeting today I need to head to the office
Jessica a little disappointed replied Alright then All the best at work
Stanleyhung upthephoneandstaredatitforamoment,hisexpressiontroubled.Heglancedathispants,hishandsomefeatureslookingslightlywornout..
Everytime Wendy was involved it felt harder and harder to keep his composure He couldn t understand why eventhough he didn t like Wendy his body kept reacting to her
Stanleywalkedintothebathroomnextdoor,turningonthecoldwaterfor aquickshower.
By the time he returned Z ayn was already waiting for him Mr Hawk
Stanley had regained his usual calm demeanor his cold regal presence now back in full force He parted his lips to give an order Have someone look into George Ballard
Z ayn looked confused for a moment Mr Hawk do you mean Mrs Hawk s adoptive father
Stanley nodded George served ten years in prison Have someone look into the case from back then I want to know exactly why he was locked up