Penny was so tired at this moment that if Caleb had come one minute later, she would probably have fallen asleep leaning against the wall.When she heard the elevator doors open, her eyes lit up immediately. She looked up and instantly became respectful.“Mr. Fergerson.”Caleb was somewhat pleased by the slight glimmer in her eyes, so his expression softened a bit.He swiped his card to enter the door, and Penny followed behind him, placing the thermos on the coffee table.“Mr. Fergerson, this is tonight’s soup.”The thermos was pink and looked very delicate.Caleb had not expected Penny to be one to use a thermos of this color.She was always very efficient at work and always got straight to the point.There was a flicker of surprise in his eyes, but all he did was unbutton two buttons of his suit.After delivering the soup, Penny wanted to leave. After all, it would be easy for him to think that she might have other ideas if she stayed alone with him.“Mr. Fergerson, enjoy
Winston was a scriptwriter, adept at catching minute details and spiraling his thoughts from there.His guess for tonight was quite accurate—Caleb and Penny were in the same room.Although not on the bed, for Caleb, this was already an exception.Moreover, when Caleb turned around to enter the room, he saw large swathes of skin exposed from Penny’s neck.Any woman draped in a man’s clothes would exude a unique charm.Especially the fact that nighttime was best for fostering ambiguity.Caleb frowned and went straight into the master bedroom.He felt that the bath he just took was not quite right. He should have taken a cold one.At the same time, he was increasingly irritated deep down. Who on earth would sleep so unguardedly in a male client’s hotel room?Was he overthinking or did Penny herself have other ideas in mind?Caleb’s eyes fell on a blanket on the bed. Thinking that she was still covered with the suit jacket, he bent down to pick it up, returned to the living room,
Penny breathed a sigh of relief, feeling utterly exhausted.However, she did not want to stay here until dawn, so she quietly cleaned up the broken pieces on the floor and made sure nothing was left. She then took the trash inside the room and left, forgetting even to take the thermos with her. She went straight out the door.As a result, when she got downstairs, she unexpectedly ran into Kiki again.After tossing and turning with Sherman, Kiki was limping as she walked.Due to an injury on her ankle, Penny also walked somewhat unnaturally.Upon seeing her, Kiki sneered. The similarity of their situations, leaving the hotel in the middle of the night, made it easy to guess what Penny had been doing.Penny thought she was so high and mighty, but it turned out she was just like her, secretly selling herself.Kiki snorted, crossed her arms, and stood in the elevator. She glanced Penny up and down before laughing coldly.“Who were you with tonight? You look quite tormented, huh?”
Caleb’s hand was bandaged, and he had just gone to Fergerson Corporation when he ran into Luna.Luna did not dare to be as presumptuous as before. She just looked at his hand with distress.“Ca... Mr. Fergerson, what happened to your hand?”Caleb frowned and simply responded, “I got hurt.”Without saying anything more, he went into his office.Luna’s expression was a little ugly. Coincidentally, someone from the reception came looking for Caleb at this moment. They knocked on the door, intending to enter the office.Luna hurriedly stopped the person.“You’re not an executive. Do you have an appointment? Don’t just walk in.”The receptionist was quite beautiful. For one to be able to work as a receptionist at Fergerson Corporation, she must be outstanding in appearance.“Ms. Shaw, someone sent a gift to Mr. Fergerson. They asked me to bring it up.”Luna’s face got even more unpleasant, and she snatched it over.“I’ll bring it over. You can go back down to your desk.”This co
Zane absolutely loathed for Nathan. Initially, Nathan had run off with tens of thousands from a client, nearly causing the Sullivans to lose a big deal.During that time, Zane was run ragged, cleaning up the mess that Nathan had made.He had kindly helped his late ex-wife’s younger brother, only to receive ingratitude in return. Besides, Leo's only son was a disappointment!It was tolerable for Penny to still have contact with Leo, but now, she was mingling with Nathan as well. It left him feeling disappointed.Penny had nothing to say and was not good at lying to Zane.Since Zane had heard about this, her hope of borrowing money now was probably impossible.Though he was her own father, Penny found it hard to mention money troubles to him.Thinking of Zane’s liver cancer, she felt helpless.“Dad, I didn’t attend the banquet not because of Nathan but because Caleb was injured. I went to the hospital with him, and he didn’t go that night either.”Zane narrowed his eyes. He had
Over the years, she had never actively asked Zane for money, and Zane had always been busy, rarely taking the initiative to think about this matter.After all, he had Susan, Willow, and Asher by his side.Penny had her own job, and if it was not for the sudden pressure from Aunt Sue’s one million, she would not be short of money at all.She just did not expect that the pocket money she asked for from Zane out of desperation last time would be taken back.Her lips twitched slightly.“Dad, take care of yourself. I have something to do today, so I’ll leave first.”“Go, your presence here will only make me angry. Since you’re married, act like it.”Penny did not speak and only gave a light hum before walking out and closing the door of the ward.At the elevator, she ran into Willow, who was coming to see Zane.Willow’s complexion did not look so good, but a touch of surprise appeared in her eyes when she saw Penny.“Pen.”Penny thought of what Zane had just said and knew that th
Due to the close distance, Penny was certain that they had heard every word she just said.She immediately felt embarrassed, but upon realizing that Caleb did not know he was the 'husband' she was referring to, she discreetly breathed a sigh of relief. Her focus returned to his injury.After all, he had gotten hurt while protecting her from a knife, so she felt obliged to ask him about it.“What’s wrong with your wound, Mr. Fergerson?”After putting away her phone, she quickly approached him.Liam, who was nonchalantly standing behind Caleb, started to repeat Penny’s words.“We got married by choice. We both love each other very much... pfft.”Liam was never one to act formally. He then looked toward Penny and laughed after mimicking her.Penny, realizing her cringe-worthy words had reached both of their ears, decided to play it cool.“I made you watch such a scene.”Liam was not interested in whether Penny was married or not. He just found it amusing that Penny, who was usua
Penny raised an eyebrow, a hint of gossip flickering in her eyes.However, Caleb certainly would not want anyone prying on his privacy, so she turned off the screen.Just then, Charlotte sent another message.[Jadey said you’re married. I want to thank your wife for taking care of you when I was absent.]These words were indeed quite bitchy.Penny did not care about Caleb, but women had a natural keen sense for a hypocritical bitchy women.Plus, most women did not like other women of this type, but men tended to be the opposite.It seemed that Caleb liked this type.The thought flashed through her mind, but she did not pay much attention to it. Then, she dutifully picked up the keys and phone before walking to the elevator and pressing the down button.Caleb was in the lobby at that moment. Seeing that Penny was not coming down, he went to wait by the floor-to-ceiling window.When Penny came down, due to the obstruction of several large pillars in the middle, she did not see