The Heartbreak Prescription

Stanley didn't lift his eyes from the papers. "Go ahead."

"Ten years ago, George was imprisoned for child molestation, child abuse, and attempted rape."

The pen in Stanley's hand suddenly paused, its tip pressing down on the paper. He looked up at Zayn, shocked." And the victim was Wendy?"

Zayn nodded. "Yes, Mr. Hawk. George is a pervert and scum"

Stanley's handsome features hardened into a cold, sharp expression. He had suspected there was some dark history between Wendy and George, but he never imagined it would be something like this.

Just then, a ringtone echoed through the room, breaking the tension. It was a call.

Stanley answered, and Cecelia's frantic voite came through the line. "Mr. Hawk, Wendy's in trouble!"

Stanley gripped the phone tightly. "What happened to Wendy?"

"Wendy took a check to meet that animal, George. I followed her to the nightclub, but by the time I got inside, she was gone. He took her!"

What?

quickly stood up, striding out of the study. He pushed open the bedroom door, but the

was gone. She had left while he was away. She had gone

take the check to

photo of her," Cecelia answered

Was it the one George had sent

the nightstand. He opened it, and inside, a photo

picked it up and glanced at it, but within seconds, his long, sharp fingers clenched around the photo. His usually handsome

hadn't she told him? She could

familiar about the young girl in

widened as realization hit. He had seen this girl before-she was the one

who had

that the girl who saved

mistaken the person all these

back then and was on the brink of death. He hadn't been able

was it Wendy who had saved him? Was

to me?" Cecelia's voice snapped