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.

wrong? Don't

to process what was happening. She couldn't understand what Wendy had done to Ted

like a trained dog.

me this

seized his company, abandoned his beloved daughter, and even tainted

for me."

to Lilian, standing

myself-I'm no longer the Wendy you used to know. Next

you didn't

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

Lilian couldn't respond as

lawn just as a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up. Stanley had returned to drop Jessica

elegance and power. Jessica, in a striking red gown, looked radiant

appeared to be the perfect

in her tracks. She thought she had healed, but the memory of Stanley abandoning her last night to find another man for her came flooding back.

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didn't come home last night. She stayed at Mr.

didn't return until now."

and Stanley

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