Chapter 7

Jessica smiled, her heart filled with sweetness. She leaned into Stanley's embrace, then tilted her delicate, radiant face to look up at him.

"I knew it you can't bear to let me go. You would never leave me."

Stanley, as Hovendale's wealthiest man, exuded an air of elegance and strength that could dictate the rise and fall of fortunes. He fulfilled every fantasy she had about what a man should be.

But three years ago, when he had been in a car accident and declared a

vegetative state, with doctors pronouncing he would never wake again, how could she waste the prime of her youth on a man like that?

So, she had fled.

Who could have predicted that Wendy, who married him in her place, would somehow help Stanley wake up within three years?

Even now, Jessica didn't understand how Stanley recovered. Could Wendy's fortune be aligned perfectly with his?

Doctors called it a medical miracle.

So, Jessica returned. She knew Stanley loved her he would never truly abandon her.

Stanley looked at Jessica's radiant face. "If it weren't for what happened back then... Would I still spoil you like this?"

At the mention of 'back then,' Jessica froze, guilt flashing through her eyes. She quickly changed the subject.

"Have you slept with Wendy?"

Stanley lowered his gaze. "Why would I sleep with her when I could sleep with you?"

She knew he hadn't been with Wendy, but she asked the question anyway, baiting him into a flirtatious response. He played along, his words dripping with teasing ambiguity.

Jessica loved this side of him-the allure of a mature man with a touch of mischief. His response made her cheeks flush.

This cold and seemingly abstinent man only made her want to strip away his layers and uncover his deeper desires.

Jessica turned, boldly straddling his lean waist. She draped her arms around his neck, bringing her lips close to his. Her breath was warm and provocative. "Do you want me?"

Zayn, who had worked as Stanley's secretary for years, tactfully raised the partition between the driver's seat and the back of the Rolls-Royce.

Jessica but said

hem had ridden up, exposing her long, flawless legs. Those famed 'best legs in Hovendale' were now sensuously

her legs around his waist, pulling herself closer. "Say it. Do

yes, she would give herself to him

of course, understood

at that moment, an image of Wendy's legs from earlier in the evening

were perfectly proportioned, balanced in

him which legs he preferred-Jessica's

glinting as it dangled from her dainty ankle. She had teased him with her toes, brushing against his leg and

hands from his neck. "I'm

Jessica frowned. "So?"

while I'm still married,"

Jessica was momentarily stunned.

Stanley had put an end

too—she would only give herself

divorce

truth, it was indeed better that Wendy initiated the divorce-he was planning

Stanley said, his

and Cecelia returned to their apartment. Wendy lay on her soft bed, letting out a small sigh of relief.

her

had been using the account named "Mrs. Hawk." Now,

into her other

she logged in, her

Happy Family' was

Wendy opened it.

whoa, whoa! Wendy's finally

back, Wendy!] Ernest

Wendy!] Samuel

virtual confetti, enthusiastically celebrating her

insisted on leaving the mountains to experience life with a man. So, how was it, Wendy? Was the man worth

worth it,] Wendy

Wendy had her heart broken.

even Wendy can't conquer everything? Hahaha!] Samuel

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