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Finished
There was a long pause before Chase reached out to take Wendy’s hand–only for her to brush
him off.
He knew her too well. He’d said things like this more than once, and she would definitely be bothered by it.
“It was my fault,” he said, “but it’s still the truth.”
Back at Cloud Hospital, the matter was finally settled.
Under interrogation, the deceased man’s family admitted they were trying to scam money. The posts online had come from them too–they just hadn’t expected the backlash to get so out of control.
Chase was given two days off. Still feeling guilty over upsetting Wendy in Townsville, he decided to make lunch and bring it to her at work.
He hadn’t expected to see post after post online from people begging for forgiveness.
Only then did he realize Wendy had preserved evidence of every hateful comment, every instigating post–and had had legal notices sent out to all of them. Now those same people were all pleading for mercy, hoping Chase would be lenient.
So Wendy had done all this.
Chase felt regret creep in. He shouldn’t have said such hurtful things. Especially not after Wendy had flown across the country to defend him–and he’d turned around and reminded her they were divorced.
He prepared all her favorite dishes. Hopefully it would soften things a little.
Wendy had been in back–to–back meetings all morning and only just returned to her office around noon. She hadn’t even taken a sip of water when she was informed that Henry was already waiting in the lounge.
“What’s he doing here?” Wendy’s irritation flared the moment she heard Henry’s name.
Sammy reminded her, “You forgot? The Harrison family had him take over as general manager at their entertainment company. He’s in charge of negotiating the endorsement deal for our jewelry line.”
Wendy sighed and rubbed her temples. She had forgotten.
Chase had completely gotten to her.
Their night in Townsville hadn’t ended well. Chase went back to his dorm, and she stewed in
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online frenzy and paid for the bots… was Henry.
Finisnec
Sammy had traced it fast. Before Henry could clear his name, his involvement had already been uncovered.
Still, Wendy decided to play it cool.
“Got it. I’ll head over.”
When Chase arrived at Quinn Group, the receptionist recognized him and sent him straight up to the executive floor.
Wendy and Henry were still in the lounge, Sammy with them. The receptionist notified Maggie. who answered the call.
“Sir.” Maggie’s short hair and clean–cut style gave her a sharp look. She wore tailored slacks and heels, her red lipstick just the right shade.
Chase smiled. “Hello, I’m here to bring Wendy lunch.”
Maggie instinctively glanced toward the lounge before quickly looking away. “Please wait in her
ollice.”
Naturally, the executive office was luxurious and full of natural light.
Chase laid out the lunch on a small table and even brewed a pot of tea for her.
Inside the lounge, Wendy and Henry were all smiles on the surface–but undercurrents surged beneath.
“Just the entry–level line? Wendy, come on. That’s not fair. I thought you’d give me the high–end line. This is my first project since coming back into the family,” Henry said, trying to sound aggrieved but clearly dissatisfied.
Greedy, as always.
Wendy sneered internally but kept her face unreadable.
“Henry, you know perfectly well–the Harrison family’s entertainment company isn’t even top- tier in the industry. Meanwhile, Quinn Group’s jewelry ranks top five globally. I’m at businesswoman. Giving you the entry line is already generous. The luxury tier was assigned a long time ago.”
Seeing her displeasure, Henry tried to recover. “That’s not what I meant. I just wanted to do something impressive to help you. But if that’s the arrangement, then I’ll go with it.”
They were just confirming some details today–not signing anything. Wendy wasn’t in
“Do you have a lunch meeting? If not, let me take you out,” Henry offered with a smile.
any rush.
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“Sir is here. He brought you lunch. He’s waiting in your office.”
Chase is here.
Wendy’s eyes lit up.
So he finally gave in. She was pleased.
But with Henry right there, she had to play her part. She frowned and muttered. “Why’s he here again?”
Of course. Henry wanted to seem understanding. He quickly reached out to soothe her. “Don’t get upset. This is all business, right? Might as well keep up appearances–no need to let the shareholders see through things. Go ahead. I’ll head out first.”
He picked up his laptop and left.
Wendy didn’t go back to her office right away.
“How’s the search going? The woman who didn’t show up that day–where did she go?”
Down the hall, just as the elevator doors closed on Henry’s retreating figure, Wendy’s expression turned cold.
She had expected drama. Joy’s biological mother would have shown up to stir trouble. But Wendy had waited until the banquet ended–and still, the woman never appeared.
Only after checking with Dawn did she learn the woman had indeed left the hotel that day. But where she’d gone.. no one knew.
Now someone had vanished right under their noses: And they needed to find her–fast.
“We’re still looking.” Sammy replied, keeping her voice low, afraid of setting Wendy off. “She must’ve realized Henry was going to make a move. That’s probably why she fled that day. As long as she’s alive, we’ll find her.”
Wendy stood at the door, gazing toward her office, fingers twitching slightly.
“Make it fast. A dead woman’s no use to us.”
