Penny, who was in the room at the other end of the floor, had fallen asleep. One could tell even from the curve of her eyebrows how exhausted she was.It was two in the afternoon when she woke up, and she hurriedly made her way to the hospital after getting dressed. Caleb happened to open his door when she made her way past it. She recalled the conversation she had overheard in the elevator. He was probably on his way to pick up his first love. Was her flight not arriving at four? She could not believe he was setting out when it was only two o’clock. Caleb was just like any other man when it came to women he had feelings for. He could not hold himself back. “Mr. Fergerson.” She was much more alert now after getting a good night’s sleep.Caleb did not say anything. He did not know why she was here or why she was staying on the same floor as he was. No one would believe her if she claimed it was unintentional. However, even if she did it intentionally, she had behaved h
Susan was already standing outside the ICU when Penny arrived at the hospital. Susan did not see her and continued asking the doctors incessantly, “When will my husband wake up? Can I go in and see him? You have to save him.” The two nurses standing around her sighed. “Madam Langham, we’ve already told you multiple times that he’ll be under observation for three days and that we’ll have to wait and see what happens. Please, why don’t you sit down and stop panicking?” “I want to go in and talk to him.” “I’m sorry, but you aren’t allowed to enter the ward just yet. We’ll make arrangements for you to go in at a later time.” Susan heaved a sigh of relief. She would unplug his life support the minute she got into that ward. There was no way she would allow Zane Sullivan to live. Given the way things were now, there was no room left for any regrets. When she saw Penny looking at her, Susan froze and hurriedly let go of the nurse’s arm.Penny sat on one of the chairs in the l
Charlotte called Caleb soon after he got into the car. “I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes, Caleb. Where are you?” Caleb looked at his wristwatch. “I just finished a meeting. I’ll be there in 20 minutes.”“You’re as obsessed with work as ever. How could you just let me stand here and wait for you?” “You should find a place to sit down and wait.”Charlotte did not say anything. Tears appeared in her eyes. “You’ve changed, Caleb. You used to be different.” Caleb massaged the space between his brows and said quietly, “I’ll be there soon. Dinner reservations have been made.” The look on Charlotte’s face turned less ugly. “Alright, I’ll wait for you.” Caleb sat and stared into space after hanging up. Sebastian, who was in the front seat, looked at him through the rearview mirror but did not say anything as he tightened his grip on the steering wheel. The car pulled to a stop at the airport 20 minutes later. Charlotte was waiting outside, and she immediately spotted Caleb
Charlotte looked like she had just heard some of the most ground-breaking news of her life. Her brows arched in surprise as she felt disgust wash over her. That woman was a flirt who slept around with men. Her divorce from Caleb had not even been finalized yet, but she already had a new man waiting for her. However, she was shallow-minded. Jeremy might have an excellent background, but he was nothing compared to Caleb and the rest of the Fergerson family. She had probably been fooled by his sweet nothings.She sneered inwardly but arranged her features into a look of surprise. “You’ve already met her, Mr. Tate? Have you fallen for her?” Jeremy merely smiled in response. “Of course. I really like her.”The frosty aura surrounding Caleb grew even cooler, and his eyes turned a darker shade of black. His voice sounded cruelly cool when he spoke. “You can have her if you like her that much.”He spoke calmly, indicating just how much he did not care about his so-called wife.
Susan’s legs turned into jelly when she got upstairs.She held onto the wall beside her so that she would not end up kneeling.She could not stand the torture anymore, so she immediately called Asher to tell him about what had happened.Asher was raving mad at Susan."What do you think you're doing?! I didn’t say anything when you kept Sunny around as your sugar baby, but how did you end up taking his words seriously?!"Susan felt regretful and replied, "Ash, what can I do now? Zane caught us messing around. If he wakes up, he’ll kick the three of us out."Asher was also ill at ease, but he had to admit that Sunny did the right thing.He thought to himself, ‘We’ve come so far. We mustn't let Zane wake up.’Nonetheless, he was still angry that Susan kept bringing Sunny to Sullivan Residence to mess around. Last time, Penny almost bumped into Sunny when she unexpectedly returned to the villa. He thought Susan would've learned her lesson and restrained herself, but it was not the
Penny was not aware of what was going on upstairs, so she waited quietly in the corridor until 11 o'clock. Upon getting up, she felt a little numb in her legs.She said a few words to the nurse before she left. She dragged her tired body to the car park and drove to the hotel.Penny got out of the elevator on the top floor when the elevator next to hers opened. Caleb stepped out of it.He wore a suit, and his hands were casually tidying up his cuff buttons.Sebastian was not behind him; he came back by himself.Blinking her eyes, Penny called out to him, "Mr. Fergerson."The elevator doors behind the two closed at the same time and slowly descended to the lower floors.The floor was quiet, so they could hear the sound of the elevators descending.Caleb walked to his room before Penny could react.Penny's side was closer, so he inevitably passed by her.She caught a hint of the perfume scent on him.She thought to herself, ‘It’s a woman’s scent. Did he just come back from a d
Soon enough, everyone knew about Charlotte's return. Those who knew about Caleb and her past began to bet on when Caleb would divorce and be with Charlotte.Jeremy sat at the bar with a few of his friends. Everyone was in the same social circle, so they were the first to hear about the news.The Shaws were an ordinary well-to-do family and were far from being considered rich.However, Charlotte made it into Imperial City's socialite circle because of her relationship with Caleb."When do you think Charlotte will marry into the Fergersons?"Someone started gossiping, and everyone at the scene chimed in immediately."She’s his first love, so I reckon they’ll get married in less than a month. I’m sure Caleb's nominal wife is ugly. Otherwise, why has never appeared at the Fergersons' banquets? When Caleb returned to the country, she didn’t even show up to the celebration.""Who at the scene knows her? She hasn't dared to show her face in the past three years. It seems like she’s a s
Penny slept for hours but woke up from the jabbing pain in her lower abdomen.She was shivering and could not see things clearly.Penny knew that she must be menstruating.She had been overwhelmed with work. On top of that, she slept with wet clothes when she was in Union County, which made it extraordinarily worse.The pain made her want to vomit, but the hotel was booked so last minute that she did not bring anything but a change of clothes.Face pale, she dialed for the front desk of the hotel with her trembling fingers. She prayed that someone would be able to bring her what she needed.It was six o'clock in the morning. Thankfully, the hotel had great service, and the sanitary napkins she needed were delivered to her room quickly.Penny dragged her exhausted body to open the door. The room attendant noticed that her face was as white as paper, so he asked with concern, "Miss, do you need some medicine?"Penny was used to dysmenorrhea and would usually prepare medicine to t