Chapter 397
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Inside the private lounge, seated squarely in the center of the sofa was none other than Sean himself.
At first, Sean didn’t bother looking toward the door.
It was Quinton who noticed Wendy’s sudden hesitation. “What’s wrong? Why’d you stop?” he asked, puzzled.
Wendy tried to back away, but Quinton grabbed her arm. “Where do you think you’re going? Don’t you want to get out of the country?”
Their scuffle drew attention.
Someone across the room turned to look. Th233
a voice, surprised. “Isn’t that Wendy Cooper? Why did you bring her here?”
The incident where Wendy slandered Charlotte online and led her followers in a cyberbullying campaign had made headlines. Even among the rich kids of Jersey City who had never heard of her before, her name had become infamous.
As soon as he heard “Wendy Cooper,” Sean finally looked up.
His eyes were sharp as knives, gleaming with a bone–chilling intensity.
Wendy felt her chest tighten. Her legs went cold.
She was done for.
Mason, the heir Quinton had called for help, clearly recognized her too. It didn’t take him long to realize the “friend” Quinton had asked him to help smuggle abroad was her.
His expression darkened. “You’re talking about her?” he snapped at Quinton.
Quinton hadn’t realized Mason knew Sean.
He did know all about Wendy’s grudge with Charlotte, though. Their entire circle did.
“Bring her here,” Sean said coldly.
Quinton didn’t dare defy him. He clenched his jaw and dragged Wendy forward.
She resisted, but she wasn’t strong enough. It was no use.
When she was finally standing in front of Sean, he didn’t even spare her a glance.
Instead, he turned to Mason. His voice was calm but icy. “Explain.
Just two words, but they made Mason break out in a cold sweat.
Damn it. He hadn’t meant to offend this guy. This was the one man no one in the city wanted to cross.
Everyone knew Charlotte was the only person Sean cared about.
Mason silently cursed himself for being so careless. What kind of idiot agrees to something without asking for details?
a friend
He cleared his throat awkwardly. “Sean, this was a misunderstanding. Quinton called earlier and asked for a favor needed help getting out of the country. I just happened to have a flight planned, so I agreed. I had no idea that ‘friend‘ was Wendy Cooper. If I’d known, there’s no way I would’ve said yes.”
Sean shot him a cool glance.
It looked like he believed him.
Even so, Mason was panicking. If Sean got the wrong idea, it could ruin the business deal he had just spent weeks securing.
Sean turned to him again. “Handle it,” he said quietly. “She’s still under investigation. She’s not leaving the country.”
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“Yes, absolutely,” Mason nodded rapidly, smiling apologetically. I’ll take care of it, Sean. Don’t worry. I’ve got it handled.”
The entire time, Sean didn’t say a single word to Wendy.
Later that day, he called Charlotte.
He told her about Wendy’s attempt to flee.
Charlotte didn’t say much–just a quiet “Thank you.‘
After the call ended, Sean raised an eyebrow, lips curving slightly.
Wendy might be useless for most things, but at least this time she gave him a perfect excuse to call Charlotte.
It had been days since they had spoken.
And he missed her terribly.
