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“Sienna, you sure know how to flatter.”
After saying their goodbyes to Benny and Sienna, Stanley and Jessica stepped out of the bar.
“I’ll have someone take you home,” Stanley offered.
Jessica tilted her head, her delicate face upturned as she gazed at him. “I don’t want to go home tonight. I want to go to your villa.”
Having done some thinking, Jessica realized she had been far too reserved. She didn’t want to wait until after marriage to get intimate with Stanley.
Stanley was a man, after all, with normal needs. If those needs weren’t met, he could easily be tempted by other
women.
That was how Wendy had managed to slip into his life, taking advantage of a crack in their relationship to climb into his bed.
Tonight, Jessica was determined to go to Stanley’s villa, offering him a flirtatious invitation.
Looking at Jessica’s flushed face, Stanley pursed his lips. “I can’t. I have to work late at the office tonight. I’ll have someone take you home. Be good.”
Jessica’s face fell in disappointment. “Alright. See you soon!” She got into the car and left.
Zayn opened the rear door of the Rolls–Royce business car, and Stanley got in. As the car glided smoothly down the road, he sat in the back, going through documents. Just then, his phone buzzed with several messages.
He unlocked his phone, and it was a series of notifications about the gold–embossed black card.
[Dear VVIP user, you have spent 190.00 dollars on your card ending in 7777 at 1996 Bar.]
[Dear VVIP user, you have spent 5.00 dollars on your card ending in 7777 at Bob’s Diner.]
- 67.
[Dear VVIP user, you have spent 1.99 dollars on your card ending in 7777 at Bob’s Diner.]
Wendy and Halsey had gone down the snack street. All of Wendy’s spending records were sent to Stanley’s phone.
The amounts were small–5 dollars, 1.99 dollars, and even 99 cents.
She had bought a pudding.
Stanley stared at the transactions, his lips curving into a faint smile.
Just then, her soft, clear voice echoed in his mind. “Stanley, I don’t love you anymore.”
She said she didn’t love him anymore.
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Women like Wendy were bold in both love and hate. When she loved, she loved fiercely, like the sun blazing in the sky.
She had loved him that way.
But once she turned away, there would be no turning back.
She no longer loved him.
Stanley set his phone down. He wouldn’t call what he had for Wendy love, but for some reason, at that moment,
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he felt a vague sense of los in his heart.
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At the girls‘ dorm, Wendy woke up to find Halsey was nowhere to be seen. It struck her as odd. Where had Halsey gone?
“Halsey? Halsey?”
Wendy searched around, but couldn’t find her anywhere. Then, she noticed a small note on the table, written in Halsey’s neat handwriting.
[Wendy, don’t look for me. I’m going home for the day.]
Halsey had gone home.
Wendy didn’t know where Halsey’s home was. They had known each other for so long, yet Halsey’s family had never come to visit. Halsey had never brought it up, so Wendy hadn’t asked.
Friendship required a certain distance, a balance, so that both parties could feel comfortable and at ease.
Wendy folded the note and tucked it away.
Just then, a notification sounded–she had received a text.
It was from Samuel. [The herb you wanted has arrived.]
Wendy’s eyes lit up. The most important herb had finally arrived! There was hope for removing Halsey’s birthmark, after all.
