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
The reason Penny did not refuse making out with Caleb was simple. They had done even more intimate things multiple times. If she insisted on guarding her lips, it would be too pretentious of her.She had agreed to meet up ten times, and only after that would she have the right to refuse Caleb.Perhaps it was also because she had heard too many remarks from Laura before. Facing someone as perfect as Caleb, so long as he did not go crazy in bed, she was not really at a loss by kissing him.Caleb’s face easily gave people such thoughts, especially when kissing him. Opening her eyes and seeing his face led to a sort of trance.She was basically kissing a hot shot.That kind of awe and thrill could not be described by words.As an artist, Penny often thought of drawing him. Every aspect of him was just right.At the moment, she sat in Lucas’ car, rubbing her temples.She heard Lucas’ phone ring, and his tone instantly became anxious. He made a sharp turn with the car.“Don’t move.
“Which hospital is your cousin in?”“She’s at Central Hospital.”Mason put down the hairdryer and leaned forward to hug Laura. “She’s truly pitiful. Her parents’ company was maliciously acquired, and they died in a car accident. The driver at the time also passed away. Now, she only has the driver’s son left to rely on. I want to help her, but I’m powerless.”Hearing Mason’s downcast tone, Laura extended one hand and rubbed his head.“Don’t be sad. I’ll talk to Penny. Her family is rich, so they’ll definitely be able to get an appointment with a specialist quickly. And 300 grand is nothing to Penny. Don’t worry. Your cousin will have her surgery soon. Shall we visit your cousin together sometime, Mason?”Mason stiffened, a trace of danger flashing in his eyes as he embraced her.“If you’re coming with me to see her, just don’t let her know about our relationship.”“Why not?”Laura was a bit puzzled and looked at him.Mason gave her a kiss on the lips.“After her car accident,
When Caleb received the message, he was already back at the hotel where he was staying. His brows furrowed instantly. He made a call, but Charlotte did not answer.He initially wanted to send a bodyguard to check on her, but then he saw another message from Charlotte.[I feel awful.]Caleb immediately changed his clothes and left. When he arrived at the hotel room, he knocked on the door.The door was ajar, and the suite’s living room was empty.He pushed the door open and called out, “Charlotte?”Noise came from the bedroom. Thinking something had happened to her, he quickly headed toward the bedroom.However, the moment the door opened, he was hit by a strange odor.Caleb reacted quickly, swatting the object away. Then, he saw a familiar face.Willow was draped only in a transparent white gauze, softly calling out, “Mr. Fergerson.”Caleb remained silent. His expression was cold as he glanced around the room. He saw no one else.He realized that this woman had staged everyt