At that moment, Edith, Lin, and Trish all arrived, walking into the hospital room with expressions of surprise and excitement.


    Edith''s eyes sparkled. "The real Dr. Cen has really arrived in Hovendale?"


    Stanley nodded. "Yes, Dr. Cen will be attending the dinner tonight."


    Goodness!


    The Crone family was buzzing with excitement.


    Trish, looking starstruck, eximed, "The real Dr. Cen has finally arrived! The doctor is my idol, my goal-the person I want to be. I can''t believe I''m finally going to meet Dr. Cen!"


    Edith added, "Dr. Cen is so mysterious, always appearing and disappearing. We''ve been fooled by the fake Dr. Cen before, but now, we''ll finally see the doctor''s true face."


    Lilian, too, was curious. "Do you think Dr. Cen is a man or a woman?"


    Jessica shook her head. "I don''t know either. We''ll have the answer tonight."


    Edith turned to Stanley with a hopeful look. "Mr. Hawk, can wee with you to the dinner tonight? We all want to meet Dr. Cen."


    Stanley nodded. "Sure."


    Just then, a clear and melodic voice broke in. "What''s all this talk about? Sounds like you''re discussing something exciting."


    Stanley turned, and there, standing at the door, was Wendy. She looked as graceful andposed as ever.


    Jessica raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing here? Let me tell you some good news-the real Dr. Cen has arrived in Hovendale!"


    Edith jumped in with a teasing smile. "Dr. Cen is truly the epitome of grace and power. No matter how educated you are, in front of Dr. Cen, you''re just a speck of dust."


    Wendy curved her lips into a faint smile. “So, you''re all going to see Dr. Cen tonight?"


    Trish grinned. "Yes, but you''re not invited."


    Wendy chuckled softly at their reactions, raising an eyebrow. "Well, what a coincidence. I know Dr. Cen."


    Edith''s eyes widened in disbelief. "You know Dr. Cen?"


    Wendy tilted her head, her gaze sharp. "Did you all forget that I was the one who handled the fake Dr. Cen issue for you?"


    Mentioning that situation made Trish seethe with frustration. She had been left with nothing after all her efforts." You only managed to catch the fake Dr. Cen because of Mr. Samuel!"


    Wendy''s smile remained, her eyes sparkling with mischief. ''I don''t care what you say. The truth remains that I do know Dr. Cen.”


    Jessica''s curiosity peaked. "You say you know Dr. Cen, but tell me, is Dr. Cen a man or a woman?"


    Wendy smiled slyly. "Dr. Cen is a woman, and a beautiful one at that."


    Wendy stepped closer to Jessica, her voice tinged with subtle meaning. "Jessica, you''d better be careful. When Dr. Cen meets Mr. Hawk, who knows? Mr. Hawk might just fall for her."


    Was Dr. Cen beautiful?


    Jessica felt a wave of unease wash over her. She turned to Stanley, her voice tight with urgency. "Stanley loves me. No one is going to take him away from me."


    Wendy''s gaze shifted to Stanley, her eyes lingering on his distinguished face. "Is that so?"


    Stanley stared at Wendy for a moment before reaching out to grasp her slender arm, pulling her out of the room. Once they were in the hallway, Wendy quickly yanked her arm free from his grasp. “What are you doing?" Stanley stopped, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I should be asking you that question. What exactly do you think you''re doing here?"


    Wendy raised an eyebrow, unfazed. "Well, as you saw, I just wanted to tell them about Dr. Cen."


    Stanley regarded her with suspicion. "Do you really know Dr. Cen?"


    Wendy nodded confidently. "I do."


    She stepped closer to him, her lips curling into a yful half-smile. “Actually, you''ve already met her."