The places her fingers touched warmed up.His breathing faltered for a moment.Penny, however, was earnestly applying the ointment, ensuring she had not missed a spot before she took the bandages. She wanted to re-wrap them.However, the action of wrapping the bandages, just like before, required her to lean in. Thus, the distance between the two of them shortened to the point where their breaths intertwined.Caleb had turned his head away, a frown forming on his face.Penny knew he did not like being too close to the opposite sex, so she sped up her actions.When she was about done, she sighed in relief, but as her breath touched Caleb’s skin, he could not help but lean back a little.“Mr. Fergerson, it’s done.”Penny felt awkward and hastily tried to step back.However, because Caleb had leaned back, he inadvertently pinned a corner of the towel. When she stepped back, the towel was held in place and proceeded to unravel.Caleb turned around, only to have a towel thrown rig
When Penny came to her senses, Caleb was no longer in the room.Only then did Penny get so frightened that she almost fell off the couch, her complexion changing.What was Caleb up to?Was it because she was wearing so little or because the ambiance was good that he got briefly lost in his feelings?She frowned belatedly, thinking about those kisses that fell like feathers on her earlobe and neck, making her whole body burn.When Penny stood up, her legs still felt weak. She made her way to the bathroom, noticing her neck had turned red.What on earth happened?She washed her face with cold water, trying to snap herself out of it.However, the cold water seemed to evaporate immediately upon contact with the heat of her face.Penny felt a kind of restlessness, as if someone had deliberately teased her and then left without explaining why.Could it be?Did Caleb also harbor such worldly desires?Recalling the night they shared, she realized she would not be able to sleep toni
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene became subtly tense.Caleb held his cup and calmly took a sip of tea.Penny, on the other hand, was momentarily flustered by the statement.However, she quickly regained her composure, lowered her gaze, and spoke with a nonchalant tone.“Yeah, but he’s not some wild man. I was out all night and didn’t go back, so my husband called me.”As she said this, she turned to look at Lily and gave a smile.This was the first time Lily had heard that she was married. She quickly felt a bit embarrassed, thinking her previous antagonism was somewhat silly.She cleared her throat softly, just as Cornelius decided to speak up.“Lily, you should apologize. Why are you so casually saying such things? It’s only because Penny is good-tempered that she doesn’t hold it against you.”Realizing she had no grounds to target Penny, Lily quickly apologized sincerely.“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were married.”If she had known that Pen
Penny was somewhat baffled, wondering when she might have provoked him.As she got into the car, she saw that Caleb was already reviewing documents. The suit he wore was different from yesterday’s. This time, it was gray, which still suited him perfectly. It was as though he was made for these clothes. A ray of sunlight grazed his brow, giving him an aura of distant nobility.After Penny sat down, she closed the car door.From outside, Lily’s voice could be heard. Soon enough, Lily, with a bag slung over her shoulder, squeezed into the car.“Caleb, I’m heading to school, and it’s on your way back. Could you give me a lift?”Caleb looked up from his documents. He slightly raised his jaw and replied coldly, “I’ll be held up in Union County for a few days. I’m not returning to Imperial City today.”By this time, Lily had already gotten into the car and was trying to squeeze closer to him.“That’s fine. I can visit Union County too.”Her intentions were clearly elsewhere.Penny,
Sensing the mood, Penny nodded with a light smile. “Alright, goodbye then.”After saying that, she immediately turned and left.Caleb stood still, watching her receding figure. After a few seconds, Lily tugged at him.“Caleb, what are you looking at?”He did not answer but instead turned and briskly walked toward the inner courtyard.Penny took a cab to Leo’s house. She saw a crowd had gathered, including neighbors, all pointing and whispering about the Eastons.The Eastons’ front door was closed shut. Leo and Sue stayed inside and did not come out.Outside were several burly men, holding rods, looking like the men her aunt mentioned who were there to confront Nathan.Penny approached one of the men who was holding a rod. He was tall and muscular, his biceps bulging. They looked like they could burst at any moment.“Hello, what exactly did Nathan Easton do? Why are you blocking their house?”The man was surprised that such a beautiful woman would suddenly approach and ask, so
Leo and Sue had looked at Penny with anticipation, as if she could truly find a solution.Nathan had hidden tightly behind her, making the scene rather comical.The surrounding neighbors pointed and whispered toward them, making Leo’s face turn red with embarrassment.Due to the issue with the house last time, the neighbors held strong opinions against him. He knew he was in the wrong and did not dare confront them.After all, even if the house was to be demolished, they had to wait for the government’s action. In the meantime, they still had to live there.Seeing how cowardly Nathan was acting, the few men could not help but laugh.“With that little courage, I really wonder how you ever dared to throw punches.”Nathan stiffened and remained silent but then heard Penny coldly ask, “If you’re not going to explain, I need to leave. It’s clear they're here for you. They probably won’t harm Uncle Leo and Aunt Sue. I’ve long hoped you’d learn a lesson or two.”Nathan held onto her a
Lily did not see the specific name flashing on the screen, but she vaguely saw that it was a short string of words.“Caleb, aren’t you going to answer the phone?”Caleb took a sip of the wine offered by an official without even flinching.“Telemarketing call.”“Oh.”Lily was somewhat skeptical, as it was clearly a saved contact name.However, at that moment, other leaders at the table were urging Caleb to drink.“Mr. Fergerson, try this. It’s plum wine made by the chef himself, with plums from the southern part of Union County.”Caleb took it and expressed his thanks. Then, he took a sip and complimented it.The atmosphere at the event was great; everyone was discussing the project.However, Lily felt that compared to earlier, Caleb now seemed a bit distracted.After a few rounds of drinks, he unbuttoned two of his shirt buttons and briefly discussed a few new additions to the project.None of the leaders raised any objections and even suggested adding new benefits.Midway
After Penny left the villa, she still felt as if she was on fire. That was truly too embarrassing.She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down as soon as possible. After all, she needed to quickly sort out Nathan’s situation so she could return to Imperial City without any burdens.She had already looked up information about the official, whose name was Harry Randall. He seemed decent in his personal life and was diligent at work, with almost no flaws.It was clear that for him to hire people to get Nathan this time around was because he was agitated by Nathan’s actions.After all, having one’s own son needing over 20 stitches would be unbearable for anyone.Penny searched around and finally found a photo of Harry and Jeremy on a public account in the county. The photo, taken last year, showed the two of them at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a project.After checking the content of the public account, Penny called Jeremy.His voice sounded quickly from the other end.“P