Hence, he refused to believe anything and had convinced his parents not to do anything just yet in case they were being scammed. He had no idea where they had gotten this information from. However, his parents returned several hours later with 400 grand. Chris was still struck in disbelief when he went to the bank to repay his loans. His 30-year mortgage was paid off in an instant, and he even had tens of thousands left.“Mom, the bank has approved my early loan settlement application, and the money has been deducted from my accounts. I won’t need to pay the mortgage every month anymore.” The excited glint in Spencer’s eyes turned into a greedy one. “Our eldest is so rich now that he won’t even hesitate to fork out 400 grand. Did you see his mansion? It’s breathtakingly gorgeous. A single floor seems to take up several hundred square feet of land. It would be more than enough for our family. We could rent out your place if we move there.”Chris was excited by that notion as
Penny had finally gotten a good night’s sleep, and now, there was more trouble she had to deal with upon waking up.Her brows knitted together tightly as she drove to the hospital. Spencer and Howard were still causing a scene. They lay on the floor and clamored, “They’re trying to kill us! They’re trying to kill us!” A dark glint appeared in Penny’s eyes as she strode over. “Are you done kicking up a fuss?”Spencer paused when she saw Penny, and then she sneered. “Do you hear yourself? I'm your grandmother, but you show me no respect. Has your conscience been tossed out the window?"Penny took in a long breath. When she saw the red marks on one of the bodyguards’ cheeks, she immediately knew the couple had been violent. “Ms. Sullivan.” The two bodyguards were hired by Laura, and they treated Penny with respect as well because they knew who she was.Penny felt a headache coming on. She left them with some instructions. “Toss them out if they continue kicking up a fuss
Chris hurriedly brought over a glass of water. Spencer gulped the water down as she muttered, “God damn it, that bitch is a monster. She’s a waste of money that we shouldn’t keep around.” Howard relayed what had just happened to Chris, who was so angered he felt his scalp go numb. “What she did was attempted murder! Zane didn't raise her well. It looks like we must move into the Sullivan Residence and teach the child some manners, or no one will ever want to marry her!” Howard thought that made sense and added, “Maeve passed away when she was still young, and since Zane remarried, I’m sure that child wasn't loved by her parents. However, she’s very influential now and has bodyguards protecting her. We can’t go head to head against her.” Chris sat in deep thought for a while before his eyes lit up. “This won’t be difficult, Dad. Since she wasn’t loved as a kid, we just need to hire a man to seduce her. She’ll be smitten if she receives flowers from him every day. She won’t l
Penny was returning to Dawn Haven Villa today. It had been several days since she last visited Nani, and she wanted to see how her surgical wounds were healing. When Lucy saw her, she smiled so widely that the tails of her eyes creased.“I just finished walking Nani, Ms. Sullivan.” Since Caleb usually did not return home at a fixed time, Lucy did not dare let Nani roam the house freely. Hence, Nani spent most of her days confined to the room at the back of the house. When Penny entered the room, Nani began barking loudly upon hearing her footsteps. Penny’s heart twinged as she immediately bent down and ruffled Nani’s fur.Her initial plan was to bring Nani back with her to The Rosarium. However, although she had resolved the previous issues she had with her neighbors there, she was still neighbors with Belle, who lived on the same floor as her. Given Belle’s personality, she would complain if Nani so much as let out a bark. Things would descend into chaos again. Hence, she
The nurse was confused but picked up the tray and entered Zane’s ward. Since she was Zane’s usual nurse, the guards did not stop her from entering. Just when the nurse suctioned the medication into the syringe and was about to inject it into Zane’s IV, he abruptly opened his eyes and gasped for breath.The nurse was so startled by the noise that she dropped her syringe onto the floor. She raced out of the ward to the corridor and yelled, “Doctor! Doctor!” A group of doctors rushed into the ward and wheeled Zane to the emergency rescue ward. The nurse stayed behind in the empty ward and picked up the syringe from the ground. After tossing it into the nearby trash can, she took the trash out. Willow had been standing and waiting at the end of the corridor. She initially thought the poison had been injected into Zane's veins when she saw him being wheeled into the emergency rescue ward.There was no doubt he would die if he had been injected with poison. She was about to c
Winston held a glass of wine in his hands, a confused look on his face. “What do you mean by what she thinks?” “I’m talking about Penny.” “Fuck, I was talking about Charlotte!” Caleb paused before lowering his gaze. “Oh.” Winston found that amusing and pinched his lips together to stop himself from grinning. “So, what you were saying is that it doesn’t matter what you think about your relationship with Penny and that what she thinks is more important.” Would he be fine if Penny latched onto him?However, Caleb refused to answer. Winston scratched his head in agitation. “Is that what you meant? Did you not hear a word I said about Charlotte? Were you preoccupied by thoughts of a married woman?” “I wasn’t.” Winston rolled his eyes and then abruptly pointed at a woman nearby. He took advantage of Caleb’s tipsiness to ask… “How’s that woman compared to Penny?” Caleb lifted his gaze and merely glanced at her before looking away. “Not as good as she is.” Winston
Nani stood at the door, tail wagging furiously as she barked.Penny froze. She thought Aunt Lucy had forgotten to lock the doors again.Nani dashed toward her and rolled around in front of her, seemingly trying to flatter her so she would not be sent back to her room. Penny was worried Nani’s barks would wake Aunt Lucy up. She hurriedly took Nani out to the garden.However, Nani seemed extra excited today and refused to return to her room. Penny thought it was because Nani had not seen her for so long and was over-excited. She was about to drag Nani into her room when she heard sounds coming from the living room. Someone had entered the house. Given the current time, there was no way it was one of the staff. It was even less likely to be Aunt Lucy, who was already fast asleep in bed. Was it a robber? Dawn Haven Villa had excellent security, and such problems had never arisen. While she mused, Nani took the chance to free herself from her leash and frantically dashed to
Penny could sense from his tone that he was drunk. Otherwise, he would never ask her such a question.Her mind raced swiftly."No, it's just that… it's late. If you bring me my dog now and my hubby finds out, it'll be hard for me to explain the situation to him."As her words fell, the other end of the call fell silent. Though they were on a call, Penny still felt a stifling pressure from him. Just as she was about to say something, the call abruptly ended.Penny froze and assumed that he might have accidentally hung up the call. She called him back immediately, but Caleb did not pick up. She tried calling him again twice more.Penny was smart enough to know that Caleb was deliberately not picking up her call.She frowned and wondered if she had said something wrong earlier. In his eyes, she was supposed to be a married woman. Caleb noticed that she called twice before stopping. He merely scoffed and cast a cold smile as his attention shifted to Nani, who was audacious