Chapter 1024

Not long after Wendy got off the phone, Lionel arrived. He was rather relieved to see that she was sitting in the car and did not look particularly upset or distraught. He flung the door open and slid into the seat next to her. "Shelley called me just now and told me everything. Don't panic, my dear. We'll figure everything out together." Wendy had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she did not even notice Lionel arriving until he got into the car. She turned to him, but he spoke even before she could say anything. The calm, solemn tone of his voice soothed her worries even more. She nodded. "That's what I was thinking. We should talk about this and figure something out together." Since they could not change what had already happened, all they could do was figure out what to do from here on out. Charles' blind dedication toward Naomi would indeed pose a great challenge to this peaceful household, and she knew that they had to tread carefully. Lionel had been working when he rece