Stanley left, and Jessica quickly chased after him.


    "Stanley, wait up!"


    +25 Bonus


    The game was over, and Wendy, Nathan, and Cecelia were getting ready to leave the bar.


    Nathan turned to Wendy with a smile. "Wendy, thanks for helping me out earlier."


    Wendy shook her head. Nathan hadn''t actually kissed her-he had cupped her face, but in reality, he''d only kissed his fingers. Still, to everyone else, it looked like a real kiss.


    Wendy smirked. "I think I''ve repaid you for that rub cream, right?"


    Before Nathan could respond, Trish''s voice came from behind. "Nathan, wait!"


    Wendy turned around to look at Trish.


    Nathan looked at Trish. "Ms. Crone, is there something you need?"


    Trish stepped forward, ring at Wendy. "Nathan, don''t be fooled by Wendy. I''m here to expose her true nature!"


    Wendy''s face remained cold. She had known Trish wouldn''t be able to hold back.


    Nathan looked at Trish. "Ms. Crone, what do you have to say?"


    "Nathan, do you know who Mrs. Hawk is? It''s Wendy!"


    Nathan froze and turned his gaze to Wendy.


    "Nathan, over three years ago, Mr. Hawk became a vegetable after a car ident. Wendy, who had just returned from the countryside, took advantage of the situation and married him. She''s the ugly duckling that Mr. Hawk hasn''t even touched to this day! Nathan, don''t tell me you''re interested in a woman your good friend didn''t want!"


    Just then, Stanley and Jessica walked over.


    Wendy''s eyes immediately found Stanley, and she noticed the white bandages wrapped around his right hand.


    What had happened to his hand? Was he hurt? But when she had seen him in the men''s restroom earlier, his hand seemed fine.


    Jessica looked at Nathan. "Nathan, Trish is right. Wendy married Stanley, and she''s Mrs.


    +25 Bonus


    Hawk. You really shouldn''t im someone''s leftovers!"


    Stanley''s handsome face was partially hidden in the dim light, but his eyes


    flickered up at Wendy, his gaze filled with a hint of sarcasm.


    Wendy understood. He had said it before, back at the family estate-Nathan wouldn''t take over his leftovers.


    Maybe just like Jessica and Trish, Stanley was watching her, waiting to see her humiliated when Nathan rejected her.


    Nathan turned to Wendy, asking, "Wendy, is this true?"


    Wendy nodded honestly. "Yes, it''s true."


    Trish excitedly turned to Nathan. "See, Wendy admits it!"


    Jessica scoffed. "What else could she say?"


    Nathan curved his lips into a slight smile. "Actually, I''ve already guessed as much."


    What?


    Jessica and Trish froze.


    Nathan turned to Stanley. "Stanley, I''ve already figured out your rtionship with Wendy. That puts my mind at ease."


    Put his mind at ease? What did that mean?


    Jessica and Trish were confused. The night had been all about Wendy making a ssh with Nathan, stealing the spotlight. Why did Wendy deserve Nathan''s attention? They had to stop this!


    To them, Wendy should have stayed in the countryside where she belonged. They were sure that once Nathan found out she had been Stanley''s cast off, he would never want anything to do with her.


    They were just waiting for her downfall.


    But something felt off. Things weren''t ying out the way they had expected.


    "Stanley, I know you love Jessica, but since you''re not interested in Wendy, can I officially start pursuing her from now on?"


    Nathan reached for Wendy''s hand, gently holding her soft, delicate fingers in his palm.


    "Stanley, I have feelings for Wendy. I want to be with her."


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