The Heartbreak Prescription

Chapter 45

Wendy adjusted her white shirt and turned to face Stanley.

The phone was still on the nightstand, the ringtone playing over and over. Yet, Stanley didn't even glance at it. He didn't pick up

Jessica's call

That was probably the first time he had ever done that.

Stanley, tall and lean, stood up and removed his black suit jacket. Underneath, he wore a white shirt, but there was a large stain

on the back-blood. Wendy's mind flashed to the lash Glinda had struck him with earlier.

That lash had cut deep into his skin, but his resolve was unshakable. He didn't show a hint of pain on his face.

The wounds needed to be treated or they could get infected.

"I'll get the first aid kit and take care of that for you," Wendy said.

Stanley turned his head to look at her, his lips curving into a small, teasing smile. "A moment ago, you wouldn't even look at

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Wendy bent down to grab the first aid kit. "I just didn't want Grandma to worry."

sat down on

off your shirt," Wendy

white shirt to reveal

first time Wendy had seen Stanley shirtless. His broad shoulders and slim waist, the muscles firm and defined,

subtle.

and Wendy's face flushed a deep red. She didn't know where

silence, deep and teasing. "Now we're

blinked in confusion. "Even? What do you

looked at you. Now,

turned an even brighter shade

"Then

If she had known this would happen, she

antiseptic to his wound. The lash had been deep, and the red blood against the pale flesh

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be gentle, careful not to cause him

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interrupted her thoughts. "This mess was caused by

fluttered. He was apologizing for Jessica? It was

up after her?" Wendy asked, bitterness lacing her tone. "She's already gone so far

gaze darkened. He realized that Jessica had

wasn't like this before," he said