Willow laughed wildly in place and did not forget to admonish Penny, "Dad's giving me 20% of the shares. You have to manage Sullivan Corporation while I just need to sit back and collect money. Haven't you noticed? You've been used. It's truly pitiful. 20-odd years of companionship can't outweigh blood ties. Penny, nobody will care about you—not even Caleb."Penny ignored her and drove away.She looked at Willow's reflection in the rearview mirror and knew that at that moment, Willow had truly won.Willow was right about one thing. She had indeed been used.However, the weight of gratitude she felt toward Zane and Maeve pressed down on her. It made it impossible for her to go against what Zane wanted.As she drove back to The Rosarium, she received a call from a gift company."Ms. Sullivan, hello. We have a gift prepared several years ago that was specifically instructed to be given to you today. Can you let us know your address? We'll have someone deliver it to your doorstep."
Caleb rubbed his forehead with his hand."You called me here just for this?""Cas went on a secret mission. He's been dead for so many years, yet his higher-ups are still investigating everything to do with him—including your father. Your father hasn't come home for many years, so I’m certain that your brother must have left something important behind. "It's highly possible that it's in the hands of his girlfriend. Perhaps even his girlfriend isn't aware of the importance of what she’s holding on to."Caleb remained silent. He was dressed in a suit and exuded a cold aura."Caleb, maybe you should think about what kind of girl Cas would like. We can screen them one by one in Imperial City. Perhaps it will be quicker."Caleb was about to leave. Finn saw his complete lack of interest and glanced at him."That information might uncover the reason for Cas's death."Caleb's body stiffened, and his lips formed a straight line."I've looked into it. He had no interactions with any fe
Penny's fingertips tightened on the steering wheel, and her face turned as red as a tomato.Caleb released her.Penny did not say anything. She looked a little flustered and just stared ahead."Penny.""Mm?""You should consider divorcing your husband."Penny felt a chill in the night breeze. She did not respond to him.With that, Caleb's gaze gradually turned cold.A few minutes later, Penny turned her head to look at him. Her tone remained calm as she said, "Mr. Fergerson, why do you say that?"Her gaze remained indifferent even though her cheeks still bore the blush from his kiss.At that moment, Caleb was at a loss for words.He furrowed his brows as he did not understand why he had suddenly said that. He thought to himself, ‘I want her to get a divorce, and then what? Would I take responsibility for her? She's already been sleeping with her husband for three years before I got involved.’He felt disgusted when he thought of her being in bed with that kind of man."L
Maeve was Zane’s one true love.She was the smartest and most resilient woman he had ever met.As such, it took a long time for him to move on after Maeve passed away. He could not extricate himself from the pain and avoided dealing with it for many years. As time passed, he grew more and more lonely.It was around that time that Susan entered his life.Over these years, Zane had poured the guilt he had for Maeve onto Susan.However, that night, Maeve showed up in his dreams briefly.Zane thought about her during the day so he dreamed of her at night.Maeve had always been good-tempered, never hysterical. She just asked him with profound sadness, "Why are you treating Penny like this? I raised her. She's my daughter."Zane woke up coughing and spat up a bit of blood.He did not have Maeve's profound wisdom.If Maeve were still alive, she would never have projected her negative emotions onto Penny like he did.After all, even if they had brought home the wrong child, Penny wa
Penny remained silent until the door was closed behind her, then she blinked her heavy eyes.When a person was extremely sad, their throat would hurt.Penny felt exactly this way at that moment, as if someone was strangling her and she could not breathe.Last night, she had accepted Zane’s terms. She felt down, but she still had to shoulder it all.In fact, she completely understood Zane and did not blame him at all.If she were Zane, facing blood-sucking parents yesterday and then a daughter who was not his own flesh and blood left by his deceased wife, anyone would break down.Zane had already exercised tremendous restraint by not speaking harshly to her.Last night, Penny had spent the entire evening reviewing documents. She thought that once the Sullivans pulled through, she would hand the company over to Willow.Even if she knew doing so would make Willow extremely pleased.Yet at this moment, she did not want to do that anymore.Zane’s compassion toward those high-level
Penny leaned back and narrowed her eyes.“You should be prepared by now, right, Mr. Summers?”Timothy quickly organized his papers and read his summary word for word.He was already in his 50s, his thinking still rooted to the past.Frankly speaking, most of the senior staff had been with Zane from when the company was small. Their ideas were no longer effective for the current Sullivan Corporation.After hearing their explanations, Penny lifted her gaze.“The company won’t have many orders for the next six months. You’ve been around for so many years and don’t have any other connections?”Even just securing a small order would do.However, no one in the room spoke up.That was when Penny had completely understood their limitations.They had followed Sullivan Corporation from a small company to one that had received two rounds of hundreds of millions of financing. Their mentality had long changed. They loved to act like seasoned veterans when dealing with young people. So any
Rudy still needed Penny to put in a good word for him in front of Caleb, so he immediately agreed.“Sure, I’ll get people from our business department to check out Zaeve. If the quality of the paint is up to standard, we can maintain the partnership for the rest of the year.”Bauer Builders was a big company. If they were willing to maintain a long-term partnership, then even if Sullivan Corporation had no orders for a half a year, they would at least not operate at a loss.She sighed in relief and raised her glass.“Cheers, Mr. Bauer. Rest assured, I’ll also do my best in front of Mr. Fergerson.”Rudy burst into laughter.“Penny, I also have to thank you. It’s because of you that I could partner with Mr. Fergerson on the Union County project.”The two raised their glasses and drank, also exchanging a few words with Lucas in between.After dinner, Penny had Lucas see Rudy off. Rudy was probably a bit happy tonight and was slightly tipsy.“What about you, Penny?”Lucas helped
In Imperial City, there were plenty of women who wanted to sleep with Caleb. Penny was the only one who thought Caleb was too demanding.Caleb noticed her turning her head away. SHe was unwilling to comply.He took off his suit and laid it on the tile-decorated platform.Then, he picked her up and placed her on it.This time, Penny did not refuse.After all, how many times in her life would she get to sit on such an expensive suit belonging to Caleb Fergerson?Besides, she had just leveraged his reputation to secure an order from Rudy.Sensing her softened attitude, Caleb leaned down to kiss her.The two of them, one standing and one sitting, kissed for nearly 15 minutes. Then, he heard his phone ring. It must have been a call from a business partner wondering why he had not returned.He finally let her go.Penny’s forehead rested on his shoulder, panting. The subtle scent of his cologne felt like her soul was about to be sucked away by him.Caleb pressed the answer button n