Chapter 80

He was calling her name.

With a snap, Wendy finally managed to free her hair, the knot coming undone with a sharp tug

She sat up, her voice trembling slightly, "What's wrong?"

Stanley looked at her, his expression unreadable. "Was that on purpose?"

That was when Wendy realized something felt off. In the process of trying to untangle her hair, she ended up sitting on top of him.

Her position was now him lying down, and her on top.

Wendy's mind went blank, the realization hitting her with a shock. Instinctively, she tightened her legs.

Stanley's firm waist was right beneath her, and her smooth pale legs draped over his sides, exposed and almost blinding in their fairness.

The moment she reacted, Stanley's sharp eyes flushed a deep red. His muscles, hidden under the silk of his pajama shirt, tightened and flexed, and he reached up, grabbing her soft waist, his voice hoarse as he said, "Relax.

Wendy's face turned crimson, her long, dark hair falling in disarray around her. Her clear, wide eyes darted around in panic, like a deer caught in headlights. She didn't understand.

"What do you mean?"

throat tightening.

off guard, couldn't even muster

from his body. The room was now charged with simmering tension, warm and heavy with unspoken

broke through the charged atmosphere-a phone

table, lit up. Wendy looked up

lying in bed, shielded his eyes with his hand, his gaze cool but with an unmistakable edge of

"Jessica."

call shattered the tension that had been building

and she scrambled to get off Stanley, stumbling as she quickly

bed, while Jessica's cheerful voice rang out on the other end of the line.

Stanley responded absently, "Yeah."

eyes were fixed on Wendy, watching her scramble in a flustered panic as she ran

she moved, but he hadn't opened his eyes. He'd known exactly what she was doing the way her soft fingers had carefully traced his jawline. He knew how much she

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Chapter 80

Stanley, are you listening

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