The Heartbreak Prescription by Glazed Snow

My Dad Please Come 147

Chapter 147

Jessica clicked her heels in her crystal-clear stilettos and walked into the study.

Wendy was left standing alone, frozen in place..

"I feel sorry for you because no one loves you."

Jessica's words echoed in her ears over and over again.

Wendy knew Jessica looked down on her. To Jessica, she was just some quiet onlooker, hiding in the shadows, coveting what Jessica had, her mother and Stanley. And Wendy had nothing- no one loved her.

Jessica felt sorry for her.

Wendy's chest ached as if a thousand needles were piercing her heart. The pain stretched deep inside her, reaching her core. It was so bitterly ironic. Jessica's mother and Stanley-they had all once been hers!

Wendy's gaze lingered on the study door ahead. If Jessica spoke to him, would Stanley really release Paul?

Jessica had told her to listen outside, but at this moment, Wendy had lost all her courage.

She couldn't bear to hear it.

it was slowly freezing over. She realized she shouldn't have gotten her

be no disappointment,

with another ice pack. "Mrs. Hawk, you should apply

shook her head. "No

office chair, reviewing some documents. Jessica walked over to

lifted his gaze from the documents. "Did

eyes were sharp, and

families have been close for generations, and you have business dealings

it. Everyone had said the

shoulder, his expression cold and emotionless. “Jessica, you're a woman too.

paused for a moment, then tried to justify herself.

A harsh, dangerous energy filled the room.

stunned. She had made a direct request, and yet Stanley had

and Mrs. Andrews came to beg me. I've already promised them. Now you won't release him?

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your problem. Who told

come with confidence, fully believing that Stanley would do whatever she said. Yet, he had slapped her

"Zayn," Stanley called out.