Chapter 166

"They're not after the truth," Wendy said quietly. "All they want is to see me admit I was wrong and that they did nothing wrong." She gave a bitter smile and straightened up, her hand gripping Liam's arm. "So what's the point of explaining anything to people like that? It's useless." Liam looked at her, his brows furrowed in frustration. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. The words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. Was he supposed to encourage her to go back? To fight her way into the Frank family again and take her place next to James? No. His hand curled into a tight fist at his side. Even if Wendy "won," what would she really be going back to? A firestorm and a never-ending battle. She wasn't meant to give up everything just to become James's wife. She was Wendy Sanders—someone capable of making a real impact in the medical field, someone who could help countless people. She wasn't a woman trapped in a messy love life, constantly battling the next woman in