Chapter 387

Fred's way of handling the situation was to assign someone to keep an eye on Wendy at all times to prevent her from running away again.

Other than fleeing the country, Wendy was still able to go wherever she wanted. However, she would be under constant surveillance.

That was the exact same method Tessa had in mind.

When she was first informed that Wendy was planning to flee, she had immediately arranged for someone to keep Wendy under surveillance.

...

Ever since Rowena's funeral, Marissa had not been able to meet Stephen for over a month. She had never missed a gathering as she kept hanging onto the chance that she'd run into Stephen.

However, she always went with hope and returned with disappointment. Stephen had never once shown up at those gatherings.

Then again, Stephen's grandmother and father had just passed away recently. It was understandable that he was not in the mood to attend such gatherings.

That's what Marissa told herself again and again.

She understood that she should think logically, but the longing she felt for him only intensified with each day until she could no longer suppress it.

At first, she would message Stephen every two to three days. However, Stephen had not replied to any of her messages. Eventually, she stopped sending them altogether.

Left with no choice, she could only inquire about Stephen's whereabouts through their mutual friends.

company, the only other place he visited

claimed that Tessa was

hoping to catch him there, but unfortunately, Stephen had never visited whenever she was

his schedule beforehand, so she could

just a coincidence or if Stephen was deliberately avoiding her, she did not know. However, throughout

waiting, she could no longer hold it

around 6:00 pm at Everbright Law Group, the staff members were slowly clocking out

and was sorting through a few cases

she heard someone

lowered her head, flipping through a

been submitted

opened the door and walked

you've just

the hospital,

you've been working overtime.

day. You

your life depends on

her contract, and

said nonchalantly,

until 10:00

still won't be too

home to shower and prepare

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