---- Chapter 148 It sounded like Jenna was comforting Ethan, explaining things, and defending Wendy. But in reality, those words were asharp criticism aimed at Wendy, as if everything happening right now was her fault. The police officers looked at Wendy with a hint of suspicion. One of them whispered, "Did the biological mother just leave the kid with someone else?" "They must be divorced .

Otherwise , why would that guy let another woman move into his house?" "Maybe the nanny is the one taking care of the kid?" Wendy hadn't expected the police officers to be so nosy. Most of the officers, already tired and struggling to stay awake, suddenly perked up at the unfolding drama. Even so, Wendy didn't say a word in response. She simply didn't care.

Liam frowned and leaned close to her ear before saying, " You're just going to take this without defending yourself?" Wendy gave a bitter smile. "What's the point? Those who see clearly will understand on their own. What's the use of explaining to the blind and heartless ones?" Liam glanced at the child Jenna was leading over to James' side. ---- "What about that kid?

It's easy to be influenced, lose the sense of right and wrong, and have their thinking get twisted at that age." Wendy pressed her lips together and met his gaze. "He has already lost the sense of right and wrong. What else is there to say? A few words from me won't change anything." She was right. Seeing the cold emptiness in her eyes, Liam fell silent. If she felt this hopeless now, she must have already gone through countless misunderstandings.

Perhaps she had tried to defend herself in the past, but neither James nor Ethan seemed to trust her. Only after such painful failures did she learn. Liam looked at Wendy's profile with a pang of sympathy. 'Though he was the one injured, she seemed to be the most vulnerable person in this room. "I won't let you go through that again," he said. Wendy didn't hear him. She just shook her head habitually. All she wanted was to get this over with and leave. Not far off, James kept watching Wendy.

From the moment she spoke, the indifferent expression on her face felt like needles piercing his heart. ---- This time, James truly saw what Wendy's silence in front of Jenna really meant. From an outsider's perspective, it was clear that her quiet endurance was a shield. For so long, he had blindly believed Jenna's words. He frowned deeply, suddenly feeling a strange unease in his chest. He fought to push down the feeling.

He was unwilling to admit how blind and deaf he had been to Wendy's pain and the countless times he had wrongly blamed her. At least when it came to Ethan, Wendy had never changed. He didn't dare imagine how it must have felt for her to know he let Jenna move into the Frank residence. Wendy was a bit of a neat freak-both physically and mentally. That was one of the few things James really understood about her. And yet today, he had blamed her for quietly moving out and living with another man. He hadn't handled things well himself, either.