The Heartbreak Prescription

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

what

like a trained dog.

never understood why you treat me

beloved daughter, and even tainted the

for me."

closer to Lilian, standing right

longer the

you didn't provoke

in horror. Wendy's once bright, watery eyes now carried a coldness devoid of warmth. They were dark, deep, and

respond

just as a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up.

a sharp black suit, exuding his usual aura of elegance and power. Jessica, in a striking red

appeared to

night to find another man for her came flooding back. The heart she thought had just mended now felt

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last night. She

didn't return until now."

Stanley had spent the