The Heartbreak Prescription

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Wendy had been standing there for who knew how long, her clear, bright eyes silently observing Lilian's panic and embarrassment.

Lilian froze on the spot.

Ted quickly hurried over to Wendy, bending at the waist with a servile smile. "Ms. Crone."

Wendy pulled out a pen and casually tossed it into the outdoor pool. "Dr. Whalen, I dropped my pen."

"Ms. Crone, I'll retrieve it for you immediately!"

Ted dashed outside, not caring about the chilly late-autumn water. Without hesitation, he jumped straight into the pool.

Lilian walked over, staring at the scene in disbelief.

Moments later, Ted surfaced, dripping wet, holding the pen in his hand like a

prized treasure. He looked at Wendy with an

ingratiating smile. "Ms. Crone, I've got your pen!"

Lilian watched Wendy as if looking at something otherworldly.

smirked. "What's wrong? Don't recognize

was happening. She couldn't understand what Wendy

like a trained dog.

continued, "I've never understood why you treat me

father's house, seized his company, abandoned his beloved daughter, and even tainted the

for me."

stepped closer to Lilian, standing

longer the

if you didn't provoke

warmth. They were dark, deep,

couldn't respond as Wendy turned and walked

Wendy stepped onto the lawn just as a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up. Stanley

aura of elegance and power. Jessica, in a striking red gown,

they appeared to be the perfect

another man for her came flooding back. The heart she thought had just mended now felt as if

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didn't come home last night. She stayed at

didn't return until now."

understood Lilian's implication-Jessica and Stanley had spent the night

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