Chapter 126
Chapter 126
Stanley decided to let the matter go.
He was grabbing Wendy’s right foot, a spot that was especially sensitive for a girl. She tried to pull it back, her voice sharp as she barked, “Let go!”
Realizing what he had done, Stanley glanced at her and quickly released his grip.
Her soft, pale foot quickly snapped back, hiding beneath the folds of her skirt.
Stanley sat up and returned to the matter at hand. “I’ll have someone handle this…”
Wendy curled up on the bed, shaking her head. “Thank you for your kindness, but that’s not necessary.”
Stanley turned his gaze on her. “Wendy, don’t be ungrateful. Do you think I want to deal with your problems?”
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“Then don’t,” Wendy snapped, her voice firm. “Since the moment you kicked me out of the Hawk family’s estate, my problems are no longer your concern!”
The tension between them instantly became palpable. Stanley was furious.
Wendy raised one delicate eyebrow, her bright eyes gliding over him. “Didn’t Jessica satisfy you last night?”
Stanley froze.
“If she satisfied you, why are you here? You’re just here because you want me to owe you something again, aren’t you?” Wendy continued, her voice sharp.
The memory of that stormy night suddenly flashed through Stanley’s mind–the night only he and she knew about. He had helped her, and she had repaid him.
His expression darkened, and he stood up abruptly. “I must have been out of my mind to come here.”
He shot her one last cold look before striding toward the door, his long legs carrying him away from her.
As he left, Wendy wrapped her arms around herself.
He should stay out of her business, stop being kind to her, and just be heartless like he always had. She didn’t need his pity.
Right then, the door to the dorm room creaked open, and Halsey walked in. “Wendy, why did Mr. Hawk leave so quickly? He came all this way, and you didn’t even try to keep him here. Are you really going to push him off to Jessica, the third wheel?”
Halsey had quietly slipped out earlier to give Wendy and Stanley some privacy.
Wendy knew exactly what Halsey had been trying to do, and she smiled bitterly. “It’s no use, Halsey. He won’t fall for me.”
Halsey opened her mouth to speak, but Wendy quickly changed the topic. “Our priority right now is dealing with the crisis at hand.”
Halsey’s eyes lit up. “Do you have a plan?”
Of course, she did.
Wendy didn’t need Stanley’s help. She could handle it on her own.
Wendy hopped off the bed and casually gathered her long black hair into a simple bun, revealing the graceful
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curve of her neck. She turned to Halsey. “Let’s go.”
Halsey blinked, confused. “Go where?”
Wendy gave a playful wink, her eyes gleaming with mischief. “Let’s go deal with Paul!”
Halsey laughed. When Wendy stopped her in Justin’s office earlier, holding her hand down and urging patience, Halsey knew Wendy had a plan.
“Sounds good. Let’s go!”
Stanley climbed into his Rolls–Royce, his jaw clenched in anger. Zayn, sitting in the driver’s seat, glanced at his boss’s grim expression and asked cautiously, “Mr. Hawk, how should we handle Mrs. Hawk’s situation?” Stanley’s voice was as cold as ice. “Don’t worry about her. She’ll handle her own problems.”
He scoffed, a bitter laugh escaping him. “Once she really gets kicked out of Clavendale University, I’ll wait for her to come crawling back and begging me.”
Zayn stayed silent.
Had they been fighting again?
Just then, the sound of a ping echoed in the car. Zayn checked his phone.
“Mr. Hawk, there’s been a twist in Mrs. Hawk’s situation!”
