Amber caught up to him after they exited the Fergersons' residence, and she sighed. “I wasn’t expecting your grandfather to be so angry, Caleb. I’m sorry.” “It’s not your fault, Aunt Amber. This is between me and Penny.” The look on Amber’s face turned frosty again when she heard Penny’s name mentioned. “Don't blame me for sticking my nose into affairs either. Now that you’ve been whipped, it’ll be good to leave things in the past and cut ties so she doesn’t get dragged into further issues. I have no idea what your grandfather will do if he loses his temper again.” “I know what to do, Aunt Amber.” Amber knew she would get deemed annoying if she said anything else and fell silent. Caleb did not dare lean back against his seat after he got into the car.Sharp pains shot through his back. They were starting to become unbearable. Penny chose that moment to call him. “I’m at the hotel now, Mr. Fergerson. Will you be here tonight?” Caleb gripped the steering wheel with b
Caleb’s brows furrowed together. His heart ached. It felt like a poisonous bug had taken a bite out of it. “What are you doing?” His voice jolted Penny back to her senses, and she began apologizing to him.“I’m sorry, I just…” She hurriedly opened the first aid kit and scanned through its contents, trying to determine if there was anything she could use.When she saw the surgical scissors, she heaved a sigh of relief and picked them up to cut his shirt apart. However, his wounds had adhered to his shirt, and the sight of it was enough to make her wince in pain. “Hang in there, Mr. Fergerson.” “Alright.” Caleb averted his gaze from the glass before him and stopped looking at her, choosing to close his eyes instead. Penny gritted her teeth and ripped the shirt apart. Caleb let out a groan. Penny acted quickly. When she was done removing the shirt, she began disinfecting the wounds, staunching the blood flow. She then applied the ointment. After that, she took the ba
“An… an affair?” She would not have been surprised if any other man had said that. However, Caleb was famously known for remaining chaste for his first love. Who could he have had an affair with? Penny had obviously yet to connect the dots to herself. After all, she knew she was his wife, which meant their relationship was not an extramarital affair. Their relationship was recognized and supported by the law. Caleb could not help smiling when he saw the shocked look on her face. “Yes, an affair.” Penny did not have much interest in gossip, but if it involved her husband, she was more than happy to hear more. However, since Caleb was technically still one of her clients, she did not dare seem too eager—lest she upset him.“I’m curious what sort of woman could tempt you into doing this, Mr. Fergerson.”A thought occurred to her after she finished her sentence, and chills ran down her body. The woman he had an affair with… Could it be her?Had Caleb gotten whipped
Penny collapsed onto the couch when the door clicked shut. She had already been exhausted by Madam Fergerson’s doings, and Caleb’s injured back dealt her an even greater shock.She did not know when she could stop this facade. She spent every minute on edge.…Caleb continued to work in his room, having decided he would spend the night working since his wounds prevented him from lying flat on his back. When he left his room in the middle of the night, he saw Penny curled up on the couch. He frowned, thinking to himself that they needed to distance themselves from each other after tonight, given everything was in the past now. Aunt Amber was right. If Grandpa found out about her, it would not just be her studio that would be in trouble. He stood at the coffee table and gazed at her face while she slept. She had a tiny face, and her usually shrewd expression disappeared from her face when she was asleep, making her seem docile and mild-mannered instead. She had seemed
Indeed, Penny had no idea Zane had contacted Sir Fergerson. Exhaustion washed over her. Upon learning that Caleb had asserted his dominance over the Sullivan family that night, he was probably even more fed up with her, his wife on paper. Her father always did things that humiliated her. However, Penny knew she would only be bringing Willow joy if she expressed resentment toward her father now. “Alright, got it.” She swept past Willow.Willow froze. She could not believe that was how Penny had reacted. Her relationship with Zane had always been tense, so why was she not expressing any resentment after learning he had contacted Sir Fergerson of his own accord? Willow’s health had always been on the poorer side, and she had forced herself to wake up and arrive at the hotel at four in the morning, where she spent the next two hours waiting.She lost control of her emotions after observing Penny’s reaction. “Penny, do you know that Mr. Fergerson spent the night with anoth
Penny hurriedly tried to mop up the milk using tissues. “I’m sorry, Mr. Fergerson.” “Mhmm.” Caleb averted his gaze elsewhere. Penny cleaned up the spilled milk and noticed several droplets had landed on Caleb’s pants. Hence, she grabbed a couple more pieces of tissue and used them to clean his pants. Caleb wanted to move the documents elsewhere when he noticed a fair and slender hand reaching toward his leg.Caleb stiffened and reached out to grab her hand. She had been reaching toward his thigh, which was not the most awkward of positions to touch, but it still weirded him out. Penny gave him a confused look. “Let’s have breakfast.” Hence, Penny retracted her hand and tossed the wads of tissue into the trash. “Do the wounds on your back need more ointment, Mr. Fergerson?”“No, they don’t.”Penny fell silent after that, and the two got ready to head downstairs when they finished breakfast.Willow had long since left the hotel. Penny stood at the entrance and wai
Lucas instinctively averted his gaze. He felt like he had no right to look into the eyes of people like Caleb. They seemed like gods to him. Caleb merely glanced at him and spared him no second looks before the president of Bauer Builders led him inside the building. The project at Union County cost several billion dollars, and Bauer Builders was taking things extremely seriously. Numerous companies had sent their proposals to Fergerson Corporation, but Bauer Builders was contacted and informed last night that they had been chosen to have further discussions. Today, Caleb Fergerson arrived at their office building. The president of Bauer Builders was beginning to think they had gotten this opportunity because they had been in charge of building Amber Fergerson’s residence at Kensington Gardens. The more he thought of it, the more he realized he owed it to Penny. After all, they had only gotten this opportunity because she had chosen to work with Bauer Builders back in the d
Caleb looked around and grabbed a disposable paper cup to pour himself some water.Lucas looked at Caleb and thought that the cheap paper cup looked out of place in his hand.‘His hands look like they’re meant to hold a glass of red wine instead.’The room was automatically divided into two areas when Caleb entered.Everyone paid full attention to him and ignored everything else that was going on.The two standing in the corner shared the same thought and felt ashamed of themselves.Caleb's movements were unhurried and calm. He had never used this kind of paper cup and smelled something strange when he held it near his mouth.His eyebrows drew together slightly, and he did not drink from it. He nodded politely to the stunned personnel and returned to the conference room holding the paper cup.The male employee next to Lucas touched his shoulder as he was a little surprised."Who is this? He has such a strong aura. Our CEO doesn't look like this."Lucas snorted and responded,