Chapter 39

Glinda gasped, "Stanley!"

Outside the door, Wendy was equally stunned. She hadn't expected Stanley to shield Jessica from the whip.

It was clear-Jessica had his blatant favoritism.

Stanley looked at Glinda, his voice firm. "Grandma, that's enough. I'm the one who wants to be with Jessica. She's done nothing wrong-it's all my fault. If you want to punish someone, punish mel Don't touch her!"

Jessica immediately reached out and clung to Stanley. "No, Grandma, don't hurt Stanley! If anyone should be punished, it should be me!"

In that moment, Jessica and Stanley seemed like two star-crossed lovers, while Glinda stood as the villain trying to tear them

apart.

Wendy felt a bitter ache in her chest.

Glinda's hand, still gripping the whip, trembled with rage.

"Stanley, Wendy's your wife! Have you forgotten that for three years, when you were in a coma, it was she who stayed by your side, never leaving you? How could you hurt her like this? I can see you've been completely bewitched by Jessica! Fine, today I'll

knock some sense into you!"

With heartache and fury, Glinda swung the whip at Stanley.

forward, stepping

"Wendy, don't be afraid. I'm here for you. No

sense of warmth

moment, Jessica cried,

falling on Jessica, who was

"Jessica!"

reaching out to check

touch Jessica, Stanley's large hand shot

meet Stanley's cold, unfeeling gaze. His voice was sharp and distant. "I don't need your

Wendy stumbling. Her soft waist collided painfully with

desk

to Wendy's eye from the sudden

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voice full of fury. "Stanley, have you lost your mind? How could

in, standing between the two.

had reddened eyes, tears shimmering in her gaze,

hanging by his side, twitched. Stanley looked like

out again.

feel so

made a dramatic

He strode toward the door, his

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