Ang looked at Stanley. "Stanley, why are you here alone? Where''s Jessica?"


    Ang was asking about Jessica.


    Just then, Jessica happily ran over. "Mrs. Ang, hello! I''m here!"


    Jessica had known that Ang would being to Hovendale today, so she had arrived early.


    Jessica was wless in appearance, as stunning as a red rose. Standing next to Stanley, they looked like a perfect couple.


    Ang looked at Jessica, clearly pleased. "You''re Jessica, Horace''s daughter, right? You''re as beautiful as they say.


    Jessica took Ang''s hand and said shyly, "Mrs. Ang, you''re too kind."


    Ang patted Jessica''s hand. "Our families are bound by an engagement. Tell me: Do you love Stanley?"


    Jessica immediately looked up at Stanley. Seeing his handsome, noble face, she felt a flutter in her chest. She bit her lip and said, "Of course I love Stanley, Mrs. Ang."


    "That''s good," Ang said with a smile. "Once you''re back in the Capital, our families will arrange the wedding quickly so you two can get married."


    Jessica nodded happily. "Alright, I have no objections."


    Yet Stanley remained expressionless, his tone indifferent as he dered, "Mom, I won''t marry Jessica."


    Jessica froze.


    "This marriage is not a joke. No one else can marry you except Jessica. She is the daughter-inw I''ve chosen," Ang said firmly.


    She then turned to Jessica. "Don''t worry. I''ll back you up. If Stanley bullies you, just tell me."


    Jessica''s heart soared. When she thought there was no chance with Stanley, Ang had be her strongest ally. Stanley was a good son, and with Ang''s support, Jessica believed she would soon be Mrs. Hawk.


    Wendy would remain in her ce as the defeated one.


    Jessica nodded. "I will."


    At that moment, Horace walked over. "Ang."


    Ang looked at him. "Congrattions on finding your daughter, who''s also my future daughter-inw."


    Horace smiled. "I''ve reserved a private dining room. We should have a meal together."


    Ang nodded. "Sounds good."


    The two families arrived at the luxurious private dining room of a six-star hotel. Horace and Ang together, while Stanley and Jessica sat side by side.


    Ang asked Horace, "When do you n to return to the Capital?"


    Horace replied, “In the next couple of days.”


    Ang turned to Stanley. "Stanley, Horace and Jessica are heading back to the Capital. You shoulde with me too."


    Stanley pressed his lips together. "I can''t leave just yet."


    Ang said, "You can leave the matters here to your subordinates. We need you at the Capital-"


    Stanley stood up. "There''s something at thepany I need to handle. I''ll go to the office first."


    Without another word, Stanley walked out. As he left, Ang''s expression soured. Jessica looked a bit upset. "Mrs. Ang, it seems like Stanley doesn''t like me..." "No, that''s not it," Ang reassured her.


    "You might not know this," Jessica said, “but Stanley has fallen for a woman named Wendy. She''s seeing another man and is even pregnant with his child, but Stanley is obsessed with her."


    "What?!"


    Ang''s face went pale with shock, and she almost jumped. She had heard of a woman named Wendy, but didn''t know that said woman was carrying someone else''s child.


    "This woman has such a messy personal life! How could Stanley possibly be interested in her?"