Chapter 68

Until now, Wendy had been nothing but courteous and gracious. She had been set up with Sean once as well, but she had given Yvonne space during her visit and kept to the kitchen, unlike Xyla. Indeed, the latter had been less than respectful of Yvonne's space, considering her history with Sean. Alexandra was starting to doubt the things she had heard about Wendy, none of which were good. At this point, Wendy appeared to be the better one among the Stowell sisters. "It's no trouble, Wendy. Things just played out differently than we expected. Don't beat yourself up over it." Jacob waved his hand to dismiss Wendy's concerns. In truth, he was impressed with Wendy's level-headedness. She was nothing like Sean had described. He ought to call his subordinate in Southdale to make sure Sean hadn't asked about a different Wendy Stowell from the village. "It's probably best if you send Xyla home, Jacob. I saw the way she behaved during Mom's birthday party the other day. She never took her ey