Chapter 386
Right in the middle of the room, the man seated there was none other than Stephen!
At first, Stephen didn’t even glance toward the door.
It was only when Blake had noticed Wendy’s odd behavior that he asked in confusion, “What’s wrong? Why did you stop?”
Wendy wanted to run away, but Blake quickly grabbed her. “Why are you running? Don’t you want to flee the country anymore?”
The commotion had attracted some attention, and a few people turned to look.
Someone seemed to have recognised Wendy, and they immediately exclaimed in shock, “Isn’t that Wendy? Why did you bring her here?”
The scandal where Wendy had slandered Tessa online and incited her followers to cyberbully Tessa had caused quite the stir.
Many wealthy heirs who didn’t know who Wendy was before had heard of her name because of the scandal.
When Stephen heard Wendy’s name, he immediately turned to look at them. His gaze was sharp like an eagle, and there was a terrifying chill in his eyes.
Wendy felt her heart drop as chills ran down her spine.
It was over for her. There was no way that she’d be able to leave the country anymore.
Fred knew about the incident between Wendy and Tessa, and he quickly realized that the friend Blake wanted him to smuggle out of the country was Wendy.
His expression darkened as he questioned Blake, “Is she the friend you were referring to?”
Blake wasn’t aware that Fred was acquainted with Stephen. He was in the same social circle as Wendy and Zachary, so he was well aware of the bad blood between Wendy and Tessa.
“Bring her here,” Stephen ordered coldly.
Not daring to go against Stephen’s orders, Blake could only bite the bullet and drag Wendy over.
Wendy struggled to break free, but she wasn’t as strong as Blake, so her resistance was futile. Soon, she was dragged in front of Stephen.
Stephen didn’t even spare Wendy a glance as he turned to Fred, who was sitting beside him, and said coldly, “Explain.”
Just that one word was enough to make Fred break out in cold sweat. He secretly cursed at himself. He had ended up offending Stephen.
Everyone knew that Tessa was Stephen’s true love.
At that moment, Fred just wanted to slap himself silly. Why did he agree to Blake’s request without asking for details?
Fred cleared his throat and felt his scalp tingle. He quickly explained, “Mr. Jacobson, this is a misunderstanding. Blake called me today@sking for a favor. He only told me that a friend of his wanted to go overseas and that he wanted me to bring her along. Since I was planning to go on a trip, I agreed to his
request.
“However, I didn’t know that his friend in question was Wendy. If I knew it was her,
I would have never agreed to anything!”
Stephen glanced at Fred, and judging from his reaction, it seemed that Fred wasn’t lying.
Fred was panicking when he noticed
Stephen fooking at him. He was
terrified that the business
partnership he had just secured
would fall apart since Stephen wasnoveldrama
now visibly pissed.
“Deal with it. Her lawsuit with Tess isn’t over yet, so she can’t leave the country,” Stephen said.
Fred quickly nodded and smiled apologetically. “I will. I’ll definitely take care of it. Don’t be angry, Mr. Jacobson.”
Throughout the entire encounter, Stephen had not spoken a single word to Wendy.
…
On that same day, Stephen called Tessa and informed her of Wendy’s plan to flee the country.
Tessa did not say much to him, but she did thank him.
After ending the call, Stephen raised his eyebrow. At least Wendy still had some
use as she had given him the perfect excuse to call Tessa.
He had not talked to Tessa for a few
days now, and he missed her dearly. If it weren’t for Wendy’s idiotic plan,
he would not have had the chance to hear Tessa’s voice.