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Chapter 147

Author: Glazed Snow
Jessica clicked her heels in her crystal-clear stilettos and walked into the study.

Wendy was left standing alone, frozen in place.

"I feel sorry for you because no one loves you."

Jessica's words echoed in her ears over and over again.

Wendy knew Jessica looked down on her. To Jessica, she was just some quiet onlooker, hiding in the shadows, coveting what Jessica had, her mother and Stanley. And Wendy had nothing— no one loved her.

Jessica felt sorry for her.

Wendy's chest ached as if a thousand needles were piercing her heart. The pain stretched deep inside her, reaching her core. It was so bitterly ironic. Jessica's mother and Stanley—they had all once been hers!

Wendy's gaze lingered on the study door ahead. If Jessica spoke to him, would Stanley really release Paul?

Jessica had told her to listen outside, but at this moment, Wendy had lost all her courage.

She couldn't bear to hear it.

Her heart, once warm, now felt like it was slowly freezing over. She realized she shou
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