Chapter 74

George chuckled awkwardly. "Mr. Hawk, hello. I never expected Wendy to marry so well. Seeing you two together, so perfectly matched, I can rest easy now. I'll be on my way and I won't disturb you any longer."

Glinda quickly tried to convince him to stay. "Stay for dinner, George. You've come all this way, and I've already asked the staff to prepare the meal. It'll be a nice family gathering tonight."

Stanley looked at George, his voice calm and measured. "Stay for dinner."

Both Stanley and Glinda invited him to stay.

George smiled, "Well, since you insist, I'd be happy to oblige-"

But Wendy's cold voice cut through, stopping him. "He won't stay for dinner."

George froze, his gaze snapping to Wendy.'

Wendy met his stare, her voice unwavering. "You just got out of prison. Don't come back to the Hawk family estate again."

her words hit the air, the atmosphere shifted tense and

as she

years in prison.” Glinda's surprise

gaze to Wendy, a wry smile tugging at his lips. "Mrs. Glinda, if you want to know what I did, you can ask Wendy. She knows better than

she would share the reason for his

understood his game and chose

things over, Glinda intervened. "Anyone who could raise a daughter like Wendy can't be all bad. People make mistakes, but as long as they change, it's all

responding, George let out a sly grin, feeling like he had won. "Well, I won't stay for

to speak, but Stanley squeezed her delicate shoulder lightly and spoke

the study, taking in the understated, yet elegant design-black, white, and gray tones that oozed sophistication. The high-end finishes, the quiet luxury

thing George had to admit was true: During the ten years

to prison, and he would never forget that. But now, to his surprise, she had married

had no intention of letting her forget about

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