At that moment, Stanley stood up. "I don''t see the point in staying for dinner. I''m heading to the office."


    Without another word, he strode away.


    "Stanley? Stanley!" Ang called after him.


    Jessica''s eyes darkened as she watched Stanley leave. Over these past three years, she had hit more dead ends with him than she could count. But the more out of reach he seemed, the harder she wanted him.


    Now that she was the richest heiress in the world, she believed she could have him.


    Jessica moved closer to Ang. "Look at Stanley!"


    Ang was furious. "Stanley shouldn''t have treated you like that. Don''t worry, I''ll make sure to discipline him properly when we get home.


    "Please don''t punish Stanley anymore. I''ll feel heartbroken if he gets hurt."


    "You''re way too kind to him."


    "Honestly, it''s not his fault. The real problem is Wendy. She came back to the Capital again, stirring things up with Stanley. Everyone knows the Hawk and Larson families are meant to be united by marriage, yet she chose toe back the exact moment Stanley and I nned to get engaged. She''s so calcting!"


    Ang frowned deeply. "Yeah, she has some nasty intentions."


    "Not just that. Remember how she got pregnant three years ago? Now, she''s back with her daughter. Samuel is her daughter''s father, but she still clung to Stanley, wanting him to carry her. Like mother, like daughter- they''re trying to wrap Stanley around their fingers!"


    "What? Is that true?" Ang was shocked. "Wendy''s daughter asked Stanley to carry her?"


    Jessica nodded. "I saw it with my own eyes."


    Ang was furious. "The Hawk family has always been a pure bloodline, passed down from generation to generation. I''ve been hoping Stanley and you would marry soon and give me a strong, healthy grandson. But now, Wendy''s daughter dares to cling to Stanley like that? What do they want, to make him a stepdad? They can forget about that!"


    Jessica''s lips curved into a quiet, satisfied smile. She knew she had nted a thorn in Ang''s heart, and Ang now hated Wendy''s daughter.


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    "You know I''m serious about Stanley. I''m willing to wait for him to change his mind, no matter how long it takes "Ang patted Jessica''s hand reassuringly. "I know. Don''t worry, I''ll always stand by your side."


    "Thank you, Mrs. Ang."


    Ang emerged, and the maid went behind her wheelchair to push her. "Has Stanley left?"


    The maid nodded. "Yes. I saw him walking away with blood trickling down his forehead. Did you argue with him again?"


    Ang sighed. "He really is so stubborn."


    "M Hawk has always been a dutiful son. You can''t stay mad at him forever. You just need to talk to him."


    How could Ang just talk it out? She knew Stanley''s heart belonged to Wendy.


    Just then, a soft, childlike voice rang out. "Madam..."


    Ang looked up and saw little Be standing there-a tiny bundle of sweetness and charm.


    Be gazed at Ang''s wheelchair. "Why are you sitting in that chair?"


    Ang smiled warmly, instantly taken by the child. "Sweetie, this isn''t a chair-it''s a wheelchair."


    "Why can''t you walk by yourself? Why do you need a wheelchair?"


    The maid opened her mouth to say something. "Mrs. Ang-