---- Chapter 256 Wendy sat down at the table and couldn't help but praise Liam, "You really are good at everything." Then she paused, frowning slightly. "Wait -when you first got back, you mostly made Wesnian food. When did you get so good at Susnian food?" Liam sat across from her, totally unfazed. "Just now." She blinked. "Just now? You were looking up recipes on your laptop?" "Yeah," he nodded. "They're all dishes you mentioned before. Wendy stared at him, clearly impressed.

"Wait, this is really your first time making all this?" Liam raised a brow. "What would I gain from lying to you?" "They're seriously amazing, Taste, color, smell- everything's perfect!" She didn't hold back her surprise, and her compliments were just as generous. Asmall smile tugged at Liam's lips. "Didn't you just say I'm good at everything? Cooking's nothing." Wendy was completely floored.

Back when she was trying to cook for Ethan, it had taken her ---- several tries just to get one dish right. She gave Liam a thumbs -up. "Dr. Harrison, you're seriously unreal." He chuckled lightly. "Eat first." He didn't need to say anything. Once Wendy had a taste, she couldn't stop eating. The food was just that good. Meanwhile , across town in the lively villa neighborhood on the southwest side of Jazonia, the Sanders residence was buzzing.

"T can't believe Wendy's been working on something this huge and didn't say a word to us!" Mary beamed as she scrolled through news articles on her phone. Chris looked equally thrilled. He tapped on one of the photos and started analyzing it. "She looks just like me here-sharp, competent , totally professional . You can just tell she's got it together." "Oh, please," Mary scoffed.

"Everyone said she looked like me when she was born." The two of them went back and forth, completely forgetting that not long ago, they were hoping Wendy would die so they could collect her life insurance payout. Off to the side, Jenna suddenly spoke, her voice catching. " Mom, Dad... am I just never going to be good enough compared to her? If I'd studied medicine too, gone abroad - ---- would you be just as proud of me?" Mary tossed her phone aside and wrapped her arms around her.

"Of course not! This is just one thing she happened to do well." Chris locked his phone and nodded. "Exactly. You're our pride, no matter what you do-even if you did nothing. And besides, you're working with James at Frank Group now." Jenna bit her lip, her voice full of frustration. "She just got lucky and found a high-profile patient at the right time." "She saved Margaret's life," she added. "Now the national media's all over it, celebrating her like she's a hero.

I bet they even gave her a huge bonus."" Mary flinched slightly, loosening her grip around Jenna. "That sounds about right," she muttered. "Wasn't Margaret some top-tier government scientist? If the state lets that info go public, it's probably not just some retirement case." Asharp gleam flickered in Chris' eyes. "Definitely not. Otherwise, the government wouldn't have been so desperate to get her treated. Wendy just bought her five, maybe even eight more years." That was what the report said.

As soon as money came up, Chris and Mary locked eyes. In that one look, they both knew what the other was thinking . Jenna wiped her tears and softly added, "Dad's company hasn't landed any new contracts lately. It's basically running ---- on our savings. If Wendy could pitch in with some cash right now, we wouldn't have to keep scraping by like this, would we?"