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,
Caleb's mood darkened, and he intended to shut the door.Willow held out a hand to stop him and spoke anxiously."Mr. Fergerson, I ran into the lobby manager when I was downstairs. Are you injured? I don’t have bad intentions. I'm just worried about you."She found out about the floor Caleb was staying on long ago.There were two presidential suites on that floor, and she booked the room next door for the night.She was overjoyed and felt as though the air in the room was sweet just because he and her were a wall apart.Willow was ticked off by Penny in the morning, but she had plotted her next step.She thought, ‘Caleb doesn’t treat the Sullivans with respect. There’s no way that Penny would get involved with him. I’m different. I don't give a shit about Caleb's attitude toward the Sullivans.’All she cared about was Caleb.Willow coughed twice, and the blush on her cheeks made her look as red as a tomato."Mr. Fergerson, someone needs to help you apply that ointment. I'm af
The message was sent to Zane. His phone rang, but he did not notice it as he was occupied with work.Susan brought him a cup of warm milk and grabbed his phone after she heard the notification.Zane trusted her and had never stopped her from looking through his phone."Dear, someone texted you."Susan clicked on the message, and her expression changed when she saw the screenshot. She then noticed that the text was from Penny.She pursed her lips and replied to Penny.[Willow is your younger sister and has been in poor health since she was a kid. I owe it to her. If she wants something, give it to her. You’re her older sister. You shouldn’t get mad at her about these things.]Zane had told the same thing to Penny, so Susan did not think there was anything suspicious with her response.After the text was sent successfully, Susan deleted the chat history and frowned.She thought, ‘I told Willow not to rush. I didn’t expect Penny to find out about her crush so soon.’Zane and Wil
Penny’s heart ached when she received Zane’s reply.She sneered and thought, 'No wonder Willow is so impudent. She has Zane backing her.’Two days later, Willow was still waiting by Caleb's hotel room door after refusing to give up. He did not come out all weekend and only saw Sebastian entering and leaving the room.Monday came and Willow was already prepared as she knew that Caleb would have to leave for work.Sure enough, Caleb left his room with Sebastian following behind him just after seven o'clock in the morning. He wore a well-fitted black suit and headed toward the elevator.When the elevator door was about to close, Willow ran over and blocked it with one hand.She got up early in the morning to put on her makeup and had been waiting for him.Willow did not dare to act too aggressively considering what happened the night before, so she acted as though they bumped into each other by chance."Mr. Fergerson, are you going to work?"Caleb's mood darkened the moment he sa