Penny’s eyes grew cold.She had never interacted with her so-called grandparents. She had only visited them in Union County once when she was very young, accompanied by her mother. However, because her mother died early, her memories of that time were somewhat blurred.Nonetheless, she remembered that visit quite clearly because the two elders had threatened to hit her and her mother with brooms.At that time, her father had made a little bit of money.Maeve, being a filial person, believed that some of the money should go to the elderly couple, especially since they had raised Zane.Since Maeve and her younger brother Leo’s parents had long passed away, the relationship between the siblings was relatively good.However, before they even entered the house, the two elders assumed that their eldest son’s family was struggling financially and had come to ask for money. Thus, without waiting for Maeve to speak, they brandished their brooms.“Get out! You're a pig who can only birth
Spencer grew up in Union County. The youngest in their family had two sons, who were both doing well. Naturally, she favored her younger son.Back when her elder son wanted to marry Maeve, she disagreed. She thought Maeve did not look like she would be good at childbearing because of her small hips.She even had a fight with her elder son about this but could not change his mind in the end.It turned out that Maeve was already pregnant before their wedding, which made Spencer furious.If she had known Maeve was already pregnant, she could have saved the 3,000 dollars dowry. Angered, she scolded Maeve that very night for not revealing her pregnancy and artificially inflating her own worth.The day after Maeve and Zane got married, Spencer immediately gave them a crumbling side-room and took back the dowry.Maeve studied art, and her family background was decent. However, they were from a small county town, after all. How decent could they be?Not to mention, since there was no on
Susan herself did not like the old couple either; she detested them to the extreme. How could two poor country folks ever be allowed through the Sullivans’ door?From the moment they entered the mansion, greed filled the eyes of the two elderly people. It was clear they had their sights set on the property.However, in order to spite Penny, Susan had no choice but to agree to the old couple’s demands.“Mom, you’re absolutely right. How much is left on my brother-in-law’s mortgage?”“Nearly 400 grand, with a monthly payment of four grand. He’s almost 50 now, and his company is laying people off. If he loses his job, he won’t be able to afford the mortgage. You and your husband should give him 400 grand to pay it off.”Susan smiled and pulled out a card.“There’s 400 grand in this card. That should be enough to pay off his mortgage.”Spencer’s eyes lit up. She had not expected this woman to be so generous with money.She hastily took the card and rolled her eyes at Penny.At thi
In the Sullivans’ living room, Susan looked at the entering Asher with a cautious attitude.Asher had been in a bad mood lately due to the incident regarding his crotch.Susan did not dare to speak loudly in front of him.“Ash, did you make a move?”Asher sneered and sat down.“Since she dared to come to the Sullivan household, she should've been prepared for what I had in store.”Susan suddenly became anxious. She knew that Penny was currently favored by Sir Fergerson, and if anything happened to her, Sir Fergerson would investigate thoroughly.Given Sir Fergerson’s influence, not only would Asher face consequences, but the entire Sullivan family would be implicated too.“Ash, remember what I said. Keep your composure.”Asher slammed his cup on the coffee table, causing Susan to wince.He had become quite grim after the incident. He was unwilling to listen to anyone, especially Susan.He believed his current state had something to do with Susan’s affair with Sunny.If thei
Meanwhile, not far from the bar, one of the bartenders there was quite eye-catching.He looked over and happened to see Penny being dragged by two men into a private room of the bar.This bar was the only one without surveillance because all kinds of people frequented it. A large sign at the entrance stated—"Enter at your own risk; we are not responsible for lost belongings."Most people who came here were looking for some anonymous thrill.The wages for the bartenders here were much higher than other bars because they sometimes had to put up with harassment from patrons.Mason held a tray in his hand, not really wanting to meddle in other people’s affairs. Even though he recognized that it was Penny, who was Laura’s good friend, he still did not want to get involved.Just then, Laura called him, saying she was coming to visit him at work.Mason frowned. Given that, he had no choice but to intervene.A sense of menace crossed his face as he handed the tray to a colleague and st
Penny called Laura, who answered quickly. Initially, Laura had received a call from home, asking her to come back.“Laura, something has happened here.”From Penny’s anxious tone, it was immediately obvious that something was wrong.Laura did not hesitate. She quickly asked for the address and drove over.However, halfway there, she realized that the address seemed familiar. It appeared to be the same address Mason had just mentioned. Were Penny and Mason at the same bar?She did not have time to think further. Upon entering the private room, she saw Penny's neck covered in blood and was startled.“Penny!”Penny struggled to lift her head. Seeing Laura, she sighed with relief. The broken bottle in her hand immediately dropped to the floor.“Take me to the hospital.”Laura was extremely anxious.“Okay.”Not wasting any time, she quickly took off her own jacket to wrap it around Penny’s neck so as not to attract attention when walking through the hall.Her brows furrowed. Now
“Charlotte, my reputation is ruined. So many people now know that I rolled in the hay with a bodyguard. Will I ever be able to get married?”Just thinking about Caleb having witnessed such a scene made her wish she could die right then and there.However, Luna truly could not stand this. She had been around Caleb for so long, and he had never even looked at her.On the other hand, he seemed to have a good relationship with a designer.He was even the boyfriend to her own cousin, Charlotte.She felt like she was not getting anything good out of all this.Charlotte was somewhat perfunctory as she held her arm.“Who’s to blame in all this? You were so careless.”Luna was filled with resentment, but the one she hated the most was still Penny. All of this was Penny’s doing.The two of them ran into Laura, but Laura only recognized them and was not close enough to greet them.Luna was taken in for a check-up. Charlotte waited alone outside for an hour and was getting impatient when
Penny did not want to sit idly by, so she took the initiative and called Laura. She asked her to use the Jennings’ influence to look into the two men.“That sort of thing actually happened to you?! I’ll have someone investigate it right away. Penny, don’t worry and just rest well in the hospital!”After hanging up the phone, Penny saw her door being pushed open by Luna.Luna’s eyes were fixed on her, and she sneered.“Charlotte’s husband will be here soon. You’d better think about how you’re going to apologize to Charlotte.”Penny found it amusing.“You seem to have a short memory. Have you forgotten why you’re in the hospital yourself?”Luna’s face tensed up, her eyes full of resentment.However, before Caleb arrived, she definitely could not do anything.She snorted and slammed the door shut before heading straight to the room next door.Penny massaged her temples. She had acted against Charlotte because she thought about the two men and was not able to restrain herself. Sh