The Heartbreak Prescription by Glazed Snow

My Dad Please Come 45

Chapter 45

Wendy adjusted her white shirt and turned to face Stanley.

The phone was still on the nightstand, the ringtone playing over and over. Yet, Stanley didn't even glance at it. He didn't pick up

Jessica's call

That was probably the first time he had ever done that.

Stanley, tall and lean, stood up and removed his black suit jacket. Underneath, he wore a white shirt, but there was a large stain

on the back-blood. Wendy's mind flashed to the lash Glinda had struck him with earlier.

That lash had cut deep into his skin, but his resolve was unshakable. He didn't show a hint of pain on his face.

The wounds needed to be treated or they could get infected.

"I'll get the first aid kit and take care of that for you," Wendy said.

Stanley turned his head to look at her, his lips curving into a small, teasing smile. "A moment ago, you wouldn't even look at

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aid kit. "I

sat down on the

your shirt," Wendy

the white shirt to

first time Wendy had seen Stanley shirtless. His broad shoulders and slim waist, the muscles firm and

had six well-defined abs, dignified and subtle. His V-line disappeared

flushed a deep red. She

the silence, deep and teasing.

in confusion. "Even? What do you

at you. Now,

brighter shade of red. "I didn't

raised an eyebrow. "Then

herself. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have

and the red blood against the pale

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tried to be gentle, careful not to cause him more

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voice interrupted her thoughts. "This mess was caused by Jessica. I apologize for her

for Jessica? It

already gone so far as to involve Grandma. Who knows what she'll do next?

that Jessica

this before,"