Seeing that Caleb was waiting for Penny, Lucy grew somewhat anxious, hoping that Ms. Sullivan would return soon.Although Ms. Sullivan had said that she had no feelings for Mr. Fergerson, she still did not want things to become too tense between them.Mr. Fergerson’s time was precious, and he clearly did not like Ms. Sullivan either. The fact that he was willing to wait here meant that if Ms. Sullivan took too long, Madam Bailey might stop by and stir up trouble again.Lucy looked for an unoccupied corner and called Penny.“Ms. Sullivan, Mr. Fergerson is here waiting for you. Do you think we ought to leave Nani outside for now?”If she came back now, as long as Nani barked once, Caleb would definitely notice since they had to pass by the front.Penny knew that Caleb was here to confront her. The worst outcome was that the two of them would terminate their cooperation.Or worse, Caleb could announce that he would never cooperate with her studio again.Penny’s brows furrowed as t
She leaned on the car door and slowly sat down.Her knee and ankle hurt unbearably, but she gritted her teeth. Even in front of Caleb, she was polite and distant.“Thank you, Mr. Fergerson.”A faint smell of blood permeated the air.After speaking, she sat quietly in the corner, not wanting to disturb Caleb’s work.The moment she sat down, Caleb had kept a sidelong gaze on her knee.Her knee, with a long gash, was still bleeding, and her ankle was red and swollen.If it had been another woman, she might have been unable to hide her pain.However, Penny only drew a sharp breath and stared straight ahead.The car quickly passed by where Jade was. Due to Nani’s noticeable presence, Caleb spotted Jade playing with Nani immediately.He could not help but ask, “Where were you rushing off to just now?”Last time, she seemed anxious about the dog. How could she suddenly leave the dog with Jade and run in another direction?Plus, Penny did not seem to have answered his question. Was
Lucy had brought her some ice cubes. After an hour of applying the ice, she still felt the swelling was painful and uncomfortable, especially when she tried to put on her high heels. It felt as if the skin was being pricked by several needles.Cold sweat soon broke out on her forehead, but she gritted her teeth and continued to apply her makeup.Lucy could not bear to see her like this.“Ms. Sullivan, shall I call Sir Fergerson for you? You can go another day.”“No.”The main purpose of the banquet was to cheer up Sir Fergerson. He had always been kind to her, and she had previously missed his arrival. It was important that she did not mess up on such an important occasion tonight.After finishing her makeup, she put on the bracelet that Sir Fergerson had given her. Apart from this, she wore no other jewelry.Nonetheless, she had naturally fair skin and a cold temperament. Coupled with this specially designed waist-accentuating dress, she looked ethereal.With the emerald brace
Suddenly, a few thugs appeared around Nathan and pushed him by the shoulder.Then, Nathan was taken to a nearby alley.Penny took a few steps forward, and the pain made her lean against a tree on the side of the road to catch her breath.Worried about a conflict occurring between Nathan and those thugs, she gritted her teeth and followed.Sounds of punches and kicks, along with cursing, came from the dark alley.“When will you pay back the money?! If you don’t, I’ll kill you today!”“Damn bastard, you made it hard for us to look for you. How dare you disappear?!”Penny had just arrived at the mouth of the alley when she heard these sounds.She first dialed the police, fearing that Nathan would be killed by these merciless people. She then shouted, “Stop!”The thugs stopped, turned their heads, and noticed that she was wearing a dress. Their first response was to whistle. They then slowly approached her.“Yo, pretty lady! Nathan Easton, when on earth did you get to know such a
Penny was startled. She noticed a hint of fierceness flashing across Caleb’s eyes as he kicked the person away.The thugs realized they had bumped into a tough opponent tonight and did not dare to linger. They got up from the ground and helped each other to leave in a disgraceful manner.“Mr. Fergerson! I’ll take you to the hospital.”Penny held Caleb’s hand, her fingertips slightly trembling.Nonetheless, her high heels were inconvenient, and her leg hurt even more.Caleb frowned. His right hand was injured, which would be somewhat inconvenient.He saw Penny throw her high heels away and stand barefoot on the ground, her face showing a rare hint of panic.Caleb was injured because of her. If Aurelia knew about this, she would probably tear her apart.Moreover, she owed Caleb a favor for tonight.She got into Caleb’s car and grabbed Nathan, who was trying to escape.“You’re coming with me!”Nathan was quite cowardly and a little afraid of Penny. Seeing the luxury car, he was
His lips were tightly pressed together, and with the hand that was not injured, he swiped to answer the phone. While pondering how to begin speaking, Sir Fergerson’s comforting words came from the other end.“Caleb, you did a good job this time. You’ve finally grown up, my boy. It's okay if you don’t come tonight. I won’t blame you this time.”Caleb squinted, momentarily unsure why the old man said that.After all, whenever Grandpa called him before, the conversation would invariably shift to Penny within three sentences.Yet tonight, it seemed that he had no such intention.Could it be because of the major acquisition case they had just completed?His grandfather had seldom shown interest in the business world. Since handing over Fergerson Corporation to him, he had been focused on treatment at the hospital and enjoying his twilight years.If it were not for the recently completed and successful acquisition case, Caleb really could not think of anything else he had done to make
Under his intense emotions, Nathan did not deliberately try to control his tone, so his voice echoed down the entire corridor.If he was speaking clearly in standard English, then Caleb would certainly understand their quarrel and guess Penny’s identity, especially as Nathan was calling out her full name.However, Nathan dropped out of school early. In his first few years of not studying, he worked at construction sites in several coastal towns, making friends with people from all over the country who came from the countryside to work. At that time, he wanted to escape Union County’s poverty, so he deliberately learned their accents.It was not difficult to understand the meaning of one person’s local dialect, but when accents from multiple towns mixed together, the pronunciation became unclear and strange.Caleb had no idea what the two were arguing about. He could only vaguely hear what Penny was saying.As for Nathan, he did not understand a single word.He was proficient in s
The doctor had already stitched up his wound, and after mentioning a few precautions, he left.Penny took a deep breath, no longer paying attention to Nathan. She went over to Caleb instead.“Mr. Fergerson, do you remember the woman who smashed your car last time? My cousin-in-law?”Caleb’s mind was instantly filled with an image of a shrew's face. His eyebrows were raised slightly.“Mmm.”Penny suddenly found it difficult to speak and lowered her eyelashes.“Mr. Fergerson, I’ll cover the loss of that one million dollars, but I don’t have that much money on me at the moment. Can it be deducted from my design fee for now? As for the remaining amount, please allow me to pay you back on an installment plan. Is that okay?”The design fee for Caleb’s project would certainly be in the hundreds of thousands. If Caleb was generous, it could be around 700 grand.The villa in Kensington Gardens, while not extravagant, was very exquisite and perfectly suitable for a home.Caleb seemed to