Chapter 65 Catastrophe
After a while, Wendy’s phone buzzed. She glanced down and smiled–it was a message from Chase. She chuckled softly before murmuring, “But I think I finally know how I want to face all of this.”
Chase was still busy at the hospital, wrapping things up before he could leave. That night, he didn’t have dinner with Wendy. Instead, he ate with a few hospital executives.
This kind of social obligation used to have nothing to do with Chase, but now things were different.
“I said it before,” the senior professor said to another department head, “Simon never had the right temperament to be a director. You wanted to promote him, and I didn’t say anything. Look how it turned out. Good thing Madam Wendy didn’t press the issue.”
The other man took a sip of wine and sighed. “There wasn’t much choice. You know how it’s been here–after everything that happened, having any veteran left at all was rare. We were relying on Simon.”
Simon’s surgical skills were always mediocre, so he rarely operated. After the mess he caused this time, even his few remaining supporters couldn’t cover for him.
“But Chase,” the department head said, glancing over, “this whole thing wasn’t really your fault. Madam Wendy didn’t give you a hard time over it, right?”
Chase shook his head. “No, she didn’t.”
When Chase got home, Wendy was already asleep. Lately, she had been exhausted–constant business trips, juggling the hospital’s affairs.
Chase wished he could shoulder more for her. But as a newly appointed chairman, he wasn’t nearly as effective as Madam Wendy yet.
After showering, he climbed into bed and gently pulled Wendy into his arms.
Half–asleep, Wendy stirred and hugged him back. “Why’re you back so late? What’s there to even talk about with them?”
“They’re hospital leadership. I have to keep up appearances now,” Chase said, kissing her forehead. “I told you not to wait up.”
Wendy had trouble falling asleep tonight, thoughts weighing heavy on her mind. She had just dozed off when Chase came home.
“I need to tell you something.” Wendy murmured, trying to sit
- up.
But Chase pinned her back down gently. “Tell me tomorrow. Not now.”
8:30 PM
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Meanwhile, rumors about Henry’s affair with an actress were everywhere. Even the Harrison family sent people to ask about it, terrified Henry would lose his marriage to Wendy.
At the company, Wendy received several calls a day from Henry. Sometimes she was in meetings and had her assistant answer; Henry would just call back again and again.
It made Wendy question her past judgment. How had she ever fallen for someone like him?
It was baffling.
“From now on,” Wendy instructed, “send all Henry’s calls straight to the secretary’s department. I’m not taking them.”
Sammy gave her a look, nodded, and jotted it down. “By the way, the Harrison family project has officially started. The contract isn’t signed yet, but Henry’s been asking repeatedly to finalize the signing and arrange a press conference. How do you want to handle it?”
Zynn, ever the bold one, spoke up before Wendy could.
“We’re not playing PR games with that stupid entertainment company. If they want a press conference, they can do it at their own office. We’re not going.”
Everyone looked toward Wendy, waiting for her verdiet.
Thanks for your advice.
Wendy stared at her phone, seeing Henry’s nonstop bombardment of messages, one after another without a pause. She had a splitting headache and tossed the phone to Sammy. “Do what Zynn said.”
After the meeting, most of the staff left, leaving just the core group behind.
“You’re done pretending?” Sammy asked.
Zynn chimed in, “What’s the point? Henry’s not even worth the trouble. He’s no match for you, Madam Wendy. Just be done with it.”
But Wendy shook her head. “We’ll keep pretending–for now. But it’s time to cool things down a bit. After all, Henry and I aren’t really together. I’m not his property. If he keeps acting like this, Chase will get angry. Plus… there’s the matter of the scandal.”
The scandal bothered Wendy more than she let on.
Henry had always been obsessed with maintaining appearances in front of her. This time, he let a public scandal happen. Wendy found it suspicious–and worth investigating.
“How’s Dawn doing? Still tailing Shanelle?” Wendy asked.
Zynn nodded and gave a brief update. “Shanelle hasn’t left the house. After Joy’s accident, she wanted to visit the hospital, but per your instructions, she’s stayed hidden. Safer that way.”
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What Wendy was really curious about, though, was what evidence Shanelle held—something so dangerous that even the Harrison family was too scared to kill her.
The entire Hudd family had been wiped out overseas, graves not even in the country. Shanelle had no one left to rely on–only enemies.
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