The Heartbreak Prescription

"Stop the nonsense! Tonight, you personally bring 100 million to me, or your photo will be all over Hovendale tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you tonight!" George barked before ending the call abruptly.

Wendy tightened her grip on her phone. Just then, Stanley's voice came from behind her. "Were you talking to George?"

She turned around, seeing Stanley had returned to the room

His gaze landed on the box in her hand. His tall figure cast a shadow as he stood before her. "Grandma mentioned that he sent you a photo. What photo is it?"

Wendy hesitated. Should she tell him about George? What would his reaction be if she did?

She finally said, "This photo is-"

Before she could finish, her phone rang again. This time, it was a call from Nathan.

Wendy answered, and Nathan's excited voice came through. "Wendy, hurry up and come out. I've got a gift for you!

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"Nathan, I can't

family mansion. If you don't come out, I'm coming in,"

relented. "Don't come in.

watched her closely. "Was that

stepping out for a moment. I'll

spotted Nathan's flashy red sports car. He stepped out of the car, his handsome figure looking as confident as ever. He held a gift bag in his

said as he extended the bag to her. Wendy didn't

pulled out a bag from inside the gift bag. "It's the latest Chanel bag. Do you like

it. I won't accept this gift." "You don't like it? But Stanley said you liked bags,"

told me today that you once said you

remembered now-it was when Stanley had just woken up. It was her birthday, and she had unexpectedly found the latest Chanel bag in his

had actually been for Jessica. She had seen Jessica carrying it out to

just her own misguided assumption. She hadn't liked the bag; she had only

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