Chapter 18
Wendy had been standing there for who knew how long, her clear, bright eyes silently observing Lilian’s panic and embarrassment.
Lilian froze on the spot.
Ted quickly hurried over to Wendy, bending at the waist with a servile smile. “Ms. Crone.”
Wendy pulled out a pen and casually tossed it into the outdoor pool. “Dr. Whalen, I dropped my pen.”
“Ms. Crone, I’ll retrieve it for you immediately!”
Ted dashed outside, not caring about the chilly late–autumn water. Without hesitation, he jumped straight into the pool.
Lilian walked over, staring at the scene in disbelief.
Moments later, Ted surfaced, dripping wet, holding the pen in his hand like a prized treasure. He looked at Wendy with an
ingratiating smile. “Ms. Crone, I’ve got your pen!”
Lilian watched Wendy as if looking at something otherworldly.
Wendy smirked. “What’s wrong? Don’t recognize me?”
Lilian struggled to process what was happening. She couldn’t understand what Wendy had done to Ted to make him so obedient
like a trained dog.
“Honestly,” Wendy continued, “I’ve never understood why you treat me this way. What more could you possibly want? You took
my father’s house, seized his company, abandoned his beloved daughter, and even tainted the wine he cherished most and left
for me.”
With that, Wendy stepped closer to Lilian, standing right by her side.
“Today was just a small warning. Let me reintroduce myself–I’m no longer the Wendy you used to know. Next time, it would be
best if you didn’t provoke me.”
Lilian stared at Wendy in horror. Wendy’s once bright, watery eyes now carried a coldness devoid of warmth. They were dark, deep, and foreboding, like a dangerous, mysterious abyss that sent chills down her spine.
Paralyzed with fear, Lilian couldn’t respond as Wendy turned and walked away.
Outside, Wendy stepped onto the lawn just as a Rolls–Royce Phantom pulled up. Stanley had returned to drop Jessica off.
Stanley wore a sharp black suit, exuding his usual aura of elegance and power. Jessica, in a striking red gown, looked radiant and
beautiful. Walking together, they appeared to be the perfect pair.
Wendy stopped in her tracks. She thought she had healed, but the memory of Stanley abandoning her last night to find another man for her came flooding back. The heart she thought had just mended now felt as if it were slowly being torn apart again.
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His private residence, Saville Villa, was a place Wendy had never set foot in. She didn’t have the right.
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