Thankfully, the kidnapper remained in a coma and showed no signs of ever waking up. The doctor said that he might possibly remain a vegetable for the rest of his life. In that case, she had nothing to worry about.. She just needed to occ asionally check in on him. âMs. Cohen, be assured that we will update you if anything happens to that man.â âAlright. Le ave me.â Guinevere felt much better. When she returned to the hall, she saw Wendy walking toward her. Wendy tried to ignore her, but the proud look o n Guinevereâs face made her halt. âYouâre just going to register your marriage tomorrow. Is there a need to be so haughty?â Guinevere stopped in her tracks, clearly sensing the moc kery in Wendyâs tone. What Wendy said reminded her about Weston promising to formally register their wedding, and tomorrow was the deadline. That made her even happier. âYouâre right. Weâre going to register our marriage tomorrow and I should be resting today or I wonât look good in the photos.â
Wendyâs face darkened as she scoffed. She remained silent and passed Guinevere on her way to Zackâs room.
Guinevere called her, âMom, are you going to see Zack?â
Wendy stopped in her tracks and shot Guinevere a cold glare. âWhoâre you calling âmomâ?â âSince Iâm officially getting married to Weston
tomorrow, I was calling you, of course...â Guinevere provoked with a smile.
She had always treated Wendy with slight trepidation, but perhaps because things have been going ver y smoothly for her as of late, that pride got the better of her. Wendy suddenly stopped in front of her and shot her a cold look before lifting her hand up high.
Guinevere immediately covered her face and shrank. âWhat are you trying to do? Hit me again?!â
Wendy smiled at Guinevereâs sudden reaction as her hand gently patted Guinevereâs hair.â What are you so scared of? I was just trying to straighten you r slightly messy hair, thatâs all.â Guinevere glared at her, not believing for a second that she would be so kindâhearted.
Wendy suddenly became so gracious, treating Guinevere as if she was her own daughter. Her eves were filled with love as she caressed her face. âYouâre about to marry Weston and become like a daughter to me. Since I promised your parents to treat you well, I must get along with you.â
Guinevere was stunned, feeling at a loss as to what Wendy said.
The day her parents came over demanding an explanation, Wendy put up quite a show, pretending that they we re a very close mother and daughter pair.
But she knew clearly that she was simply acting in front of her parents for the sake of maintaining the alliance between both families.
Guinevere didnât expose Wendyâs act, simply because she truly wanted to marry Weston. For his sake, s After that day, Wendyâs attitude towards Guinevere remained as poor as before. Although she held hers Owing to all of that, Guinevere never expected Wendyâs attitude towards her to improve. What Wendy had just said d A glint flashed across Guinevereâs eyes, unsure as to how genuine Wendyâs words were. Despite her do Dad, and had children at such a young age,