abuse.
It was late, and Wendy had returned alone, her body covered in injuries. Halsey’s heart ached for her.
Where was Paul now?
Earlier, Jessica had gone to see Stanley, so Paul was probably released by now.
Wendy trembled slightly and, without a word, wrapped her arms around Halsey’s warm body. “Halsey, my face hurts. I don’t want to talk right now.”
kay, okay,” Halsey replied quickly, “I’ll stop asking. Let me check your other injuries. I’ll apply some more
cine, and tomorrow, you’ll be back to looking like your beautiful self again.”
im light from the room cast a soft, warm glow over everything in the girls‘ dorm.
With Halsey’s care and the healing effect of the medicine, the marks on Wendy’s face and body had faded by the next morning. Her skin was as smooth and fair as it usually was.
The two of them were about to head to the cafeteria for breakfast when suddenly, Frank and Ursula appeared in their path, blocking the way.
Halsey immediately went on alert. “What do you want?”
Without a word, Frank and Ursula groveled in front of Wendy.
Halsey froze in place. “Wendy, what…?”
Wendy was also taken aback. She hadn’t expected Frank and Ursula to grovel before her.
Furrowing her brow, Wendy asked, “What are you doing?”
Frank and Ursula had clearly been up all night, their faces showing signs of exhaustion and anxiety.
Ursula was on the verge of tears as she looked up at Wendy, pleading, “Our son is an idiot, and he hurt you. As his parents, we’re asking for your forgiveness. Please, forgive him… Please, ask Mr. Hawk to release our son.”
Wendy paused for a moment. “Stanley hasn’t let him go yet?”
“No.” Frank shook his head. “Last night, we went to beg Jessica. She spoke to Mr. Hawk on our behalf, but Mr. Hawk refused. He said… he said…”
Wendy’s eyes narrowed. “What did he say?”
Frank looked defeated as he continued, “Mr. Hawk said we were asking the wrong person. We should have asked
you, not Jessica.”
Had he really said that?
Wendy had thought that once Jessica spoke up, Stanley would release Paul immediately. Apparently, that wasn’t the case. Stanley had even told Frank this himself.
“Paul is our only child,” Frank continued. “We’ve always painpered him, and because of our lack of discipline, he ended up hurting you. We’re willing to make amends, whatever you ask. The Hawk and Andrews families are old friends. Mr. Hawk said that you get to decide. Do you really want to tear apart the relationship between our families?”
Frank and Ursula were desperately pleading before Wendy.
Wendy looked down at them. “You can get up now. I’ll call Stanley and ask him to release Paul.”
“Really? Thank you!” Ursula said, tears of relief in her eyes.
“But I don’t ever want to see Paul again,” Wendy added, setting her terms.
Frank immediately agreed. “As long as Mr. Hawk releases him, we’ll take him abroad. He won’t show up in front of you again!”
Wendy nodded. “Okay.”
k and Ursula left after showering her with thanks.
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repayment“, and he hung up on her.
Her delicate face burned with embarrassment and indignation–he didn’t want it!
If he didn’t want it, then why act so aloof?
She felt so humiliated that she wished the ground would swallow her whole.
Just then, a commotion broke out ahead. Trish had arrived
A crowd of students surrounded Trish, all of them with looks of admiration. “Trish, can you give me an autograph?
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“Trish, we want to be just like you in the future!”
Halsey quickly filled Wendy in. “Wendy, you were taken by Paul yesterday, so you didn’t get to hear what happened after the lecture. Dr. Ceylan was absent, and during the chaos, Dr. Ceylan’s assistant–our very own shining star from Clavendale University, Trish–stepped up to take over the lecture. Afterward, the applause was deafening, and just like that, Trish became famous.
“Also, I heard that Trish’s academic paper was selected by the Medical Museum. Tomorrow, it’ll be officially displayed in the museum’s showcase for everyone to see. This is a huge honor, and now Trish is the one everyone’s talking about.”
Wendy watched Trish, realizing why the girl looked so pleased with herself today–more than usual, in fact. It seemed that when the king was away, the jester had decided to claim the throne.
