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One right, George came home with two of his rowdy friend They laughed and pled, "Cergy, why don't you find yourself a new wife?"

Gepage chuckled darkly, "I already have a new wife, don't just need to let her grow up a bit more."

The two friends exchanged looks, their expressions turning to one of eager interstating, "She's so young How come we don't have the same kind of luck?"

Terrified, Wendy ran away from the house, trembling as she dialed Lilian's number on the public phone.

The call connected, and as soon as the phone rang, hot tears flooded her eyes before falling like pearls from a broken necklace. Her voice broke as she cried out in desperation, "Mom Mom, help me..."noveldrama

On the other end, Jessica's voice rang through, happy and a bit smug, "Who's this? This phone belongs to my mom, not yours. I'm the only daughter she has!" Wendy froze.

Then Lilian's gentle, loving voice came through. "Jessica, my princess, it's your birthday today. Come see the pearl crown I got you. Your friends are all here looking for you, and later, you'll perform a dance for everyone."

Jessica eagerly responded, "Thanks, Mom!"

It was Jessica's birthday.

Wendy's heart sank. She hung up the phone in despair. She couldn't go back to George, so she walked and walked, deeper into the woods,

In the forest, she found Stanley, badly injured.

Stanley told her he would take her away. He told her that while no one wanted her, he did.

They slept in each other's arms, but the next morning, Stanley had a high fever and became delirious as he kept muttering, "Water...water..."

Wendy, frantic, ran out of the cave to search for herbs and water to help cool him down. When she returned, the cave was empty. He was gone.

Wendy waited for days in that cave, hoping that Stanley, the "Big Brother", would come for her, believing that he would want her.

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But instead, George found her.

George had been searching for her ever since she left. He slapped her hard, sending her crashing to the ground, cursing with venom. "You little tramp, how dare you run away! You belong to me, you understand? You're here to serve me!"

Breathing heavily, he pinned her to the ground, tearing at her old, worn dress. "I can't wait anymore. Let me show you how I'm going to finish you off!"

Shivering uncontrollably, Wendy barely held it together, her teeth chattering in fear. She managed to grab a nearby branch she had kept for protection and drove the sharp tip of it straight into George's eye.

He fell to the ground, blood pouring from his face.

One of his eyes was destroyed.

She personally took him to court, where he was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Wendy closed her eyes, finally freeing herself from those dark memories. They say a tragic childhood takes a lifetime to heal, and for all these years, she had been healing herself.

She worked tirelessly, desperately trying to pull the little Wendy out of that painful, helpless past.