Chapter 469

"Stanley, please listen to me," Jessica pleaded, her voice trembling as she tried to explain.

Stanley watched her quietly, his gaze steady and unyielding "I don't want to hear anything else right now. I just want to know where that crystal pendant is."

His lips curled into a cold, almost menacing smile.

"You wouldn't be lying to me, would you?"

Jessica stiffened, her heart sinking "Lying to you? What do you mean?"

Stanley's eyes narrowed as his voice grew more intense. "It possible that the girl who saved me all those years ago wasn't you, but someone else? You haven't been lying to me all this time, pretending to be her, have you?"

His eyes bore into hers with a chilling calmness, making Jesica feel an icy shiver crawl up her spine. Stanley had never looked at her like this before.

Had he figured it out? Did he realize she wasn't the real girl from that day?

Stanley's face remained expressionless, but the silence only deepened her unease. She had no idea how much he knew or suspected.

There was no way Jessica would admit to anything. This wasn't just about her-it was about her life of luxury.

you're talking about. Why would

a tinge of hurt in her

You promised you would take me

like a blade. "If it were you, that would be the best outcome. I've spent over ten years of my life with

once asked Stanley who he hoped the girl from

was,

he felt a sense

invested so much in Jessica. If she wasn't the

from the

didn't want to remind himself of every terrible thing he had

being Wendy was something he

"I swear

want to see it today. I need to see it for myself. That pendant is the best proof of who

Quickly, she said, "I

flickered slightly, his interest

It's our symbol of love. Tonight,

voice soft and shy.

pressed his lips

you want to see the crystal

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