Chapter 226 Like Sugar Dissolving In Water

Caleb pulled his arm away and nodded at Cornelius.

“Uncle Cornelius, long time no see.”

At this point, Cornelius had already stood up. He smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

“You brat! How could you disappear without a trace for three years?”

It seemed that ever since Caleb was driven abroad by that marriage three years ago, he had not been back here.

For a moment, Penny could not figure out the relationship between the Fergersons and Cornelius. Perhaps Cornelius knew Sir Fergerson, which was why Caleb addressed him as ‘Uncle Cornelius.’

Lily chimed in from the side.

“If it were me, I’d also run off. Marrying a woman I barely know; I wonder what Sir Fergerson was thinking.”

Cornelius shot her a stern look. “It’s none of your business to gossip about others’ affairs. Caleb, sit. We have a disciple of Master Robert Zaki here. It’d be good for you to meet her. Both of you are promising young talents.”

As the other party involved in that marriage, Penny felt a sudden sense of a