Daddy, don't flirt

Chapter 342: The Cracks Deepen

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Duke goes to the courtyard and gives a call to Joey. He has to get the facts of this matter.

Who was the one who took a stab for him!

Joey quickly answers the call and for her to compose herself, she pinches down hard on her thigh, “Duke, you finally called…”

Duke takes a while to calm himself down and says, “Joey, you once said that the Star of the Sea was given to you by your mother, correct?”

Joey’s heart skips a beat and suppresses her guilt and replies, “Yes, yes, why?”

“I just found out that on the Star of the Sea, there is a tree ring pattern. Did your mother engrave this to make it more unique?” His voice is cold and concealing his accusations and cannot be detected by the listener.

“Yes, my mother loves me very much.” Joey sighs a breath of relief, thinking that he has discovered. But why hasn’t she heard of Wendy ever mention that there was a pattern of any kind?

Duke raises the corner of his mouth, “Really? I even found a grain of rice with your name engraved on it. Your mother really loves you!”

“Of course my mother loves me, that’s why she prepared such a gift for me… Hello? Duke? Are you listening?”

Joey is still talking when the line is cut. And Duke’s phone is in pieces.

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The lost and found of the Star of the Sea has adversely affected Wendy. She will never put it on ever again. Duke had it on him every day and even used it to propose to Joey. She detests it now.

Mr. and Mrs. Wales also did not force her to put it on, thinking that it has been missing for so long and she has lost any attachment towards it. In any case, there are so many beautiful precious stones on earth and they’ll just have another one made especially for her.

“Didn’t you miss your Star of the Sea? Why don’t you want it now?” Jamie picks up the glass of juice for a sip. This is absolutely one of a kind on earth, it will be amazing if it can be suitably paired with an evening gown. But it had been on Duke for so long and it’s understandable for Wendy to detest it now.

Wendy is about to answer when she sees Duke entering the living room. He walks directly towards her and grasps her hand and pulls her out.

Mr. and Mrs. Wales look at Jamie, thinking that she knows what is happening.

Jamie apologizes and laughs, “I’ll go and take a look.” She places down the glass and walks out.

Duke forcibly drags Wendy out of the villa and she has no chance of breaking free. Though Wendy knows some Judo, it won’t work on Duke.

“Duke, what do you want?” Wendy is getting upset.

Duke acts as if he didn’t hear her and pulls her towards the car park. He opens the car door and pushes her into it and closes the door. He sits in the driver seat, turns on the engine, and left the Wales residence.

“What the fuck, is this kidnapping?” Jamie quickly gets into her car and follows behind.

To prevent Duke from doing anything to Wendy, Jamie feels that she should call someone over.

It’s most suitable to call Eddie, after all, he is Wendy’s fiancé.

Jamie calls Eddie as she follows Duke’s car.

Duke’s car is moving very quickly along the road. It’s a good thing that the traffic is light at this time of the day and Jamie can stay on his tail.

After about ten plus minutes, Duke turns into a business street and Jamie follows closely.

The place where he comes to is the place where Wendy took a stab for him.

Jamie looks at the small entrance to the alley and the memories flood back. To think that a fight would change the lives of three people.

Duke’s cold expression softens as he looks at the place. Wendy gets out of the car and pats her chest, relieved that Duke did not dump her body in the wilderness after finding out.

But this place… She turns and looks and feels that it is very familiar.

Oh right, it was here that she took a stab for Duke.

Why did he bring her here?

“That time, the person who took a stab for me, was that you?” Duke turns and asks Wendy.

“No.” Wendy answers without any hesitation.

If it is possible, she would rather that all these didn’t happen and perhaps they will all be very blissful and happy.

When she was young, she would do things without thinking twice. Once she feels like it, she will act on it.

“You are lying!” Duke grabs on tightly to Wendy’s shoulder and forces her to look in his eyes. “If The Star of the Sea is yours, then who else can it be?”

Wendy’s expression is very calm throughout without a ripple, “It’s Joey, haven’t you been thinking that it was her?”

Her voice is very soft but it causes Duke to frown deeply in pain. That’s right, it is exactly why he always thought it was Joey and never suspected the truth. He always thought that the Star of the Sea belongs to Joey and that’s why Joey is the person he needs to find.

The Star of the Sea is correct but he is wrong about the owner of the necklace. He was wrong for so many years and was lied to by Joey like a fool.

But now, the truth is, the actual owner of the Star of the Sea is Wendy, the person who he wronged and sent to the Police Station!

Duke is clearly in pain and closes his eyes.

When Jamie looks at this scene, her heart softens and her hate towards Duke diminishes.

She hates Duke because he once hurt Wendy but now, what Duke had done seems to slap him across his face.

He is the one who mistook the person’s identity. He has no one to blame except himself.

Duke has never allowed anyone to get close to him. When something happens, he will be very calm and collected. Although he is fraught with an internal struggle, outwardly he still looks composed.

“I’m sorry.” He says after a while.

Wendy stares at him, she is surprised that Duke will apologize to her.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have mistaken Joey for you.” Duke’s voice is full of guilt and appears to be begging Wendy for forgiveness.

Man, once the truth comes out, he will think about all that has happened, those things that he didn’t care about, all becomes a critical wound.

The extent to which he loved the person who took a stab for him, is how much he feels guilty now. But all these are not reasons for him to be forgiven.

“I’m sorry that I harmed you previously.”

“I’m sorry, Wendy.”

This is the first time in so many years that he called Wendy’s name.