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
The car drove away slowly.Sebastian was in the car, so he picked up the changes in Caleb's emotions.The icy and bone-chilling atmosphere had melted away.He heaved a sigh of relief. In the past, there were women who kept trying to make a move on Caleb, but they disappeared from Imperial City soon after.Sebastian thought, ‘The woman from this morning sure is bold. She pushes his limits again and again.’Sebastian was glad that Caleb was in a better mood now or the senior management of Fergerson Corporation would suffer again.Penny stood still and waited for Caleb to leave before she squatted down to look at Nani.She had been raising Nani for many years, and Nani had always been obedient. She never bit. However, she had never been so enthusiastic even with Laura Jennings. Nani only reacted like this with Caleb. She wagged her tail so hard the first time they met.Penny held Nani's face and rubbed it.She thought, ‘Is it because Nani is a female and is charmed by Caleb’s bea
There was no expression on Penny's face. She walked toward Sherman and grabbed the painting off the table. She said with a calm tone, "Are these gifts from Mr. Cain?"A hint of gratification appeared in Sherman's eyes. His company was bigger than Sullivan Corporation, and the Sullivans have just completed their second round of financing. Before that, he had never thought of working with the Sullivans.Sherman was unaware of the marriage of convenience between the Sullivans and the Fergersons. There were only a few companies that were close to the Fergersons that knew about it.Sherman had never stayed in touch with his old classmates because he did not deem them worthy.However, the police were putting a lot of pressure on him, so he made use of his connections and found out more about Penny's father. His initial plan was to use him to threaten Penny.He was surprised to find out that her father was his classmate and believed that the matter could be resolved much easier as such