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.

warm, now felt like it was slowly freezing over. She realized she shouldn't have gotten

there could be no disappointment,

ice pack. "Mrs. Hawk, you should apply

her head. "No

chair, reviewing some documents. Jessica walked over to

from the documents. "Did

eyes were sharp, and

admit it. "Yes, Stanley. Just let Paul go. The Hawk and Andrews families have been close for generations, and you have business dealings with them as well. Do you really want to break such longstanding relationship for Wendy? It's not worth

worth it. Everyone

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

then tried to justify herself. "But Wendy isn't hurt, is

soured. A harsh, dangerous energy filled the room. "I'm not letting him go. You should

direct request, and yet Stanley had

came to beg me. I've already promised them. Now you won't release

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"That's your problem. Who

color. She had come with confidence, fully believing that Stanley would do whatever

"Zayn," Stanley called out.