Chapter 524: You Are So Kind
No doubt, Wendy didn’t receive any reply from Zen.
However, Michael held her shoulders tightly, comforting her, "She will."
Wendy leaned against Michael’s shoulder and let out a sigh.
"Let’s go back. If there’s any issue, the doctor will inform us," Michael said.
Wendy nodded.
She couldn’t do anything even if she were to stay there.
She could only see her and keep her company when Zen was transferred to the normal ward.
They returned home and had lunch. Michael supervised Wendy to make sure she went to take a nap.
Suddenly, Michael’s phone rang.
It was Mr. York calling.
"Alright, I understand," Michael gave a short reply and hung up the phone.
"Did something happen?" Wendy heard that Michael sounded solemn.
"Nothing. Take a quick nap first," Michael hushed. He patted Wendy’s shoulder, wanting to coax her to sleep.
"I can’t sleep. Is it about Alice Johnson?" Wendy thought for a while and asked.
Wendy got it right so Michael didn’t hide it from her. He nodded, saying, "Mmhmm.
She is not willing to admit that she did the drawings. She even nearly committed suicide."
"Commit suicide? She’d rather die than betray Christian," Wendy said, frowning.
Wendy found it strange. Why would a man like Christian have such loyal underlings?
Michael seemed to know what Wendy was thinking about. He said, "There are only two possible reasons why she is unwilling to betray Christian."
Wendy nodded in agreement. She knew which two reasons Michael was referring to, "Either Christian seized control of her family and threatened her with their lives or she likes Christian."
"Mm. But you take a rest first. I will take care of this. I will be done really soon," Michael said, putting the blanket over Wendy.
Wendy pushed the blanket away. She wasn’t sleepy at all. She said, "I’ll come with you. I can’t sleep."
Michael wanted to reject her but she continued, "I really can’t sleep. It’s so uncomfortable to lie down. Bring me with you..."
Michael couldn’t stand when Wendy acted like a spoiled child with him.
Wendy wanted to go and Michael knew that he couldn’t stop her.
He would give in after spending hours trying to convince her not to go with him.
So, Michael decided to not change her mind but brought her a change of clothes instead.
Alice was put away in a warehouse in a remote area.
When Wendy and Michael arrived, Alice was already covered in blood.
Wendy subconsciously looked away when she saw the sight.
Michael saw her reaction and he urged her gently with concern, "Why don’t you wait for me outside?"
"Don’t waste your time and effort on me. Like I said, I didn’t do the drawings," Alice said with difficulty, lying on the ground and enduring the pain on her body.
"Let me talk to her," Wendy said to Michael.
"You are pregnant," Michael said anxiously.
"She is already so badly injured. She can’t do anything. Wait for me by the side. I will convince her. We are both women after all. Let’s make it as painless as possible," Wendy said.
"Wendy..." Michael swept a glance at Alice who was on the ground and he said, "You don’t have to participate in these things. There are many ways to make her talk. She is a lamb-like designer. Do you think this is considered severely injured?! Do you want to die? A person who is captured in my hands will have to live if I don’t want her dead!"
Michael was, of course, saying that to Alice.
...
Alice was only a designer indeed. She hadn’t experienced much suffering.
She had already been whipped many times. She was almost giving up.
She heard what Michael said and her body obviously shivered in fear.
Wendy purposely let out a sigh and said, "We are both women. I don’t have the heart to see her suffer further. Let me talk to her first. If she really refuses to admit it, you can take care of her in whatever way you like. Okay?"
"I can’t do anything about you," Michael said with a loving tone and sighed.
Wendy then looked down at the woman before her with condescension, saying, "You heard him. If I fail to come to a mutual agreement with you, I can’t help you either.
"Don’t shed crocodile tears while putting on an act. I already said that I didn’t do the drawings," Alice gritted through her teeth.
"You might not know how Michael is as a person. Why do you think he can live in Lake City with dictatorial power for so many years? His power in Lake City is not second to Christian."
Wendy said, "Let me tell you a story first. You should know Zen Tanner well enough.
Do you know what kind of a situation she is in now? She is lying on the sick bed in the ICU.
You might not know what happened yesterday. Let me tell you.
Zen went to do her pregnancy check-up yesterday. I found out that she is covered in wounds and bruises. She begged me to save her from the dire situation she was in. I became soft-hearted so I helped her.
But in the end, Christian stopped her.
At first, Zen had the chance to run away. Do you know why she didn’t?
Because Christian threatened Zen using his underling’s life. He also threatened her using her family’s lives.
Zen couldn’t watch the others get harmed because of herself. So, she opted for another method to leave Christian.
She jumped out of the car on her way back with Christian.
A woman who is eight months pregnant jumped out of a car. Do you know how hopeless she felt for her to take such measures?
Everything is because of Christian.
Is it worth it for you to be tortured and keep mum for a person like Christian?"
"It’s impossible... Zen loves Christian a lot. Why would she want to leave Christian?
Plus, she is carrying Christian’s baby. Why would Christian force her into a corner?"
Alice shook her head in disbelief.
Wendy understood now.
Alice Johnson liked Christina Lucas.
If one didn’t get to know Christian intimately, she would easily fall for his charm by his looks, his body figure, and his prestigious social status.
Now that she knew that Alice liked Christian, things were easy.
Wendy let out a burst of stifled laughter, shaking her head. She said, "You are well aware that Zen loves Christian a lot. But do you know Christian well? Why did Christian ask you to do the drawings and wanted you to mimic Zen’s style? It is because his intention is to make use of Zen from the very beginning.
He had never cared about the baby in Zen’s stomach even though the baby is his.
Zen was eight months pregnant but he forced her to stay up every night to do drawings.
A man like him, do you think he would be thankful and take another look at you just because you kept the secret for him?"
"Christian is not a person like that..." Alice shook her head. She didn’t believe in what she heard.
"He is not a person like that?" Wendy let out a cold chuckle again. She then continued, "If you are on Christian’s side, you should know that Christian likes me.
But do you know what he did to me in the past? In the five years that I left Lake City, he found people to kidnap me and push me into the sea. When I came back to Lake City, he sent people to mess around my car brakes. My son was with me in the car too. I got into a car accident. I went blind and I lost my memory."
...
Alice was in disbelief.
That didn’t sound like the Christian that she liked.
The Christian that she liked was a smart, composed, and successful man. Not a vicious cold-blooded demon.
But Wendy did go missing six years ago. When she came back, she really did get into a car accident.
She was also a designer herself. Corrine was a popular figure in the design industry so she knew the things that happened to Corrine in the past.
Wendy looked at Alice’s eyes and she knew that whatever she said took effect.
She merely couldn’t accept the fact that Christian’s image in her heart got ruined.
Wendy told Michael who was standing next to him, "Pass me your phone."
Michael frowned, looking puzzled.
But he gave Wendy her phone anyway.
Wendy tapped to open the contact book and called Christian.
Then, Christian was seated in his office, laden with anxiety. He knew what he was about to deal with next. He had to figure out his countermeasures and his plan afterward.
Alice was caught by Michael. It was something beyond Christian’s expectation.
It crumbled his initial plan.
Christian heard his phone ringing and he looked at the caller ID. It showed Wendy Stewart and he felt suspicious.
Wendy called him?!
Christian hesitated before he answered the call.
Wendy saw that Christian answered the phone and she turned on the loudspeaker.
Wendy looked at Alice, placing her index finger at her mouth, signaling her to not make any sound.
"You took the initiative to call me. That is rare," Christian spoke first.
"Let’s cut the chase. What can I do to make you let Zen go?" Wendy said coldly.
"Let Zen go?" Christian let out a cold chuckle on the other end of the phone. He continued, "You called me because of Zen?"
"Yes, Zen wants to leave you and she’d rather be dead. She doesn’t want to be tormented by you anymore. She even gave up her own child. She went to such an extent and you are still unwilling to let her go?"
"Wendy, you are so kind. Zen betrayed you so many times and you would still help her whole-heartedly. I really can’t compare myself to you."
"Why did she betray me? It’s all because you told her to. In the end, what about you?
She did so many things for you, but you made use of her. You even cornered her to death!"
"The more you want to save Zen, the more I will fight against you," Christian said coldly.
"I will use Alice as an exchange. Let Zen go and do not use her family to threaten her again," Wendy put forth her offer.
"Alice?" Christian burst into a chilly chuckle again. He then continued, "Wendy, are you silly or am I dumb? Alice Johnson is in your hands. It’s impossible that you couldn’t make her talk. Furthermore, in front of the reporters today, you said so much. Is it important whether there is an Alice Johnson or not? Even if she didn’t say anything, I will still be on the front page of the news tomorrow unless you are willing to suppress the reporters today."
"I gave you an inch. Don’t try to push for a mile. Zen is your woman. The baby that died is yours too. I am merely offering this exchange because I care for my relationship with Zen. I am not the Holy Mother. Alice followed you for so many years. Take her back and she wouldn’t need to suffer anymore. Am I right?"
"Whether she suffers or not, what does it have to do with me?" Christian didn’t care about Alice’s life or death. He continued, "Don’t be so sure of your planning. You want to take Zen back and you want to take advantage of the media. I admit that I lost today, but it doesn’t mean I will keep losing."
