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 just didn't want

sat down on the

off your

removing the white shirt

seen Stanley shirtless. His broad shoulders and slim waist, the

the exaggerated abs of a gym junkie. Instead, he had six well-defined abs, dignified and subtle. His V-line disappeared into his black pants, held in place by an expensive, cool-to-the-touch black leather

sight was almost too much, and Wendy's face flushed a deep red.

voice broke the silence, deep

"Even? What

I looked at you. Now, you've seen

brighter

raised an eyebrow. "Then why are you

this would happen, she wouldn't have

his wound. The lash had been deep, and the red blood

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be gentle, careful not to cause him

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

Jessica? It was clear now- he saw Jessica as

after her?" Wendy asked, bitterness lacing her tone. "She's already gone so far as to involve Grandma.

darkened. He realized that Jessica had changed,

wasn't like this before," he