Chapter 1080

Wendy had been pacing the room the entire time, refusing to settle down. She was holding her phone, going back and forth over the thought of phoning Lionel to ask him how the talk had gone, yet she was worried that doing so would interrupt their discussion. She kept picking up her phone and putting it down again, over and over, as she was torn between the two choices. The more she pondered over it, the more anxious she grew, until all of a sudden, the door opened. Wendy's entire body froze when she heard the door creak. Then she leaped to her feet and sprinted straight toward it. Wendy was already meeting him at the door even before Lionel could enter, staring up at him with a panicked look. "How did it go? What did you say to him? He's still here, right?" At the same time, she kept peering past him, as though trying to catch a glimpse of her beloved son. Lionel knew that the wait had felt like an eternity to Wendy, so he clasped her hand and led her back into the room, closing