Chapter 63

"Wendy." Stanley's voice was calm but edged with something deeper. "Mr. Hawk, you've been drugged!"

Stanley pressed his lips into a cold, tight line. He had already sensed the change in his body.

The two of them had been hiding behind the curtains, her soft body pressed against his and her delicate hand covering his mouth. He felt like fire was running through his veins; his thoughts scattered, and his body betrayed him.

He'd fallen into the trap.

Stanley reached out and gripped Wendy's slender arm, pulling her along with him as they left the scene.

Outside, chaos reigned. The crowd was thick, everyone watching the fight

between the second and third branches of the family, completely oblivious to their departure.

Stanley guided Wendy away from the Crone family villa and into his own Rolls- Royce business luxury car.

Zayn, ever respectful, asked, "Mr. Hawk, where to?"

replied,

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the Saville Villa-it was her first time here. Saville Villa, Stanley's private retreat, was a place she'd never been allowed

found herself here, brought by Stanley, who had

into the master bedroom, his

nodded, her voice

and walked

study, he removed his suit jacket, trying to

it. Lilian had used the aphrodisiac gas in the room to lure Mrs. Hawk in. She intended for her nephew, Hank, to ruin

Wendy used Lilian's plan against her. She swapped herself with Trish, setting the stage for the drama at

immediately. "Mr. Hawk, Mrs.

woman, orchestrating the entire Crone family. How could

recalled the trouble Jessica had caused, only to be quietly exposed by Wendy. Then at the bar, with a single sentence, Wendy had driven a wedge between Jessica and Trish, exposing their fake friendship. And now, she had turned Edith's 80th

Wendy like a hardy plant that thrived in the harshest of conditions, her small body holding immense strength. At first, he had thought of her as just another housewife orbiting him. But slowly, he realized there was so much more to her. She

his tone sympathetic. "Mr. Hawk, Mrs. Lilian is Mrs. Hawk's mother. To think she

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