As long as Wayne refused to cover for Wendy, if she kept acting the way she always had, there was no way she’d end well.Patrick and Lila took her away. On her way out, Wendy shot Wayne a glare sharp enough to kill. He didn’t even bother looking at her.If it were William, Wayne might at least sic a robot on him for fun. But with Wendy, he couldn’t be bothered. She wasn’t worth the energy—not worth a prank, not worth a glance, not worth caring about.From now on, unless she caused trouble, she might as well be a stranger to him. And if she did? She was on her own.William watched the three of them leave, then asked quietly, “Wayne, are you serious? You’re really done with her?”“Yeah. It’s not fair to anyone else if I keep protecting her,” Wayne replied flatly.That was true enough.William nodded. “You’re right. She doesn’t deserve it.”Meanwhile, as soon as Wendy got in the car, she started pestering her parents. “Did you see Archer? Did you talk to the Duncans? Can I mar
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