Willow was going crazy and took out her phone to call Penny.At that moment, Penny was still asleep. She sleepily answered the phone, only to hear Willow’s furious yelling on the other end.“You wretch! You’ll get what’s coming to you! Just you wait!”Penny thought, ‘What a nutjob!’Penny hung up the phone and went back to sleep.“Ahhh!”Willow was screaming her heart out on the spot with tears and snot all over her face.She then tried to rush to the second floor of the mansion, but a bodyguard stopped her.“Ms. Sullivan, Mr. Sullivan is resting.”“Dad! Dad! I’m your only daughter! How could you treat me like this?! How could you?!”She was hysterical. Her eyes were red, and she looked like a lunatic.However, there was no response from upstairs.Willow was so angry that she was shaking all over and almost fainted.Her health was already not good, and she was crying and shouting with great effort.Yet Zane never showed up.The look in Willow’s eyes then turned cold.Sh
35% of Sullivan Corporation's shares were worth at least tens of millions. With Zane bedridden and Susan in trouble, Penny was the only one left in the Sullivans. If she died, the company would change hands.Timothy confidently lifted his head.“Don’t worry, I got this drug through connections!”Others were still somewhat afraid, since this was illegal.However, thinking of Penny’s domineering attitude, everyone simply could not swallow their pride.Moreover, it was 35% of shares in question.Amidst the silence, Sheldon finally could not hold back and said, “Don’t forget that the Sullivans have a marital agreement with the Fergersons. Otherwise, how could Fergerson Corporation have allowed us to successfully secure funding twice? If something happens to her and the Fergersons investigate, what then?”Timothy sneered, “Guess who gave me the drug?”“Who?”“Willow Sullivan.”Susan had a strong presence in the company back then and even brought Willow around, so Timothy had gotte
On the other hand, Penny was working overtime at the company.Just as she was about to leave for home, Timothy walked in.“Ms. Sullivan, these are the resignation documents from several of us. Please take a look.”Penny raised an eyebrow, surprised that these people were willing to resign voluntarily.Her expression softened considerably.“Don't worry, you’ll all get your severance pay.”At that moment, Timothy was standing next to Penny, who was sitting and carefully reviewing the resignation documents.However, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. The documents were not standardized.She looked up, about to speak. Suddenly, she felt a sharp, pungent smell getting sprayed at her. It instantly made her head spin.Timothy had ordered a janitor to bring in a large trash can. Then, he threatened her.“Forget what you’ve seen, or you’re next!”The janitor was a mere low-level employee in the company. She nodded hastily, trembling in fear.Only then did Timothy satisfactorily i
She had tried her best not to be annoying in front of him.Had she not done well enough?She said nothing and lowered her eyelashes.The kidnapper hung up the phone and kicked her.“Ms. Sullivan, did you hear that? You're worthless in your husband’s eyes.”Penny’s hair was grabbed, forcing her to tilt her head back.The man looked at her face, and his Adam’s apple bobbed.“Damn! You’re really freaking beautiful. How could Caleb Fergerson not like you?”He hoisted her up and covered her head with a sack from nearby. Then, he stuffed a rag into Penny’s mouth before carrying her into the factory.Inside, Charlotte was also covered with a sack, but her mouth was not gagged. She was merely crying continuously.“Let me go! Let me go!”The man carrying Penny shouted inside.“What are you waiting for? Retreat quickly! Caleb will be here in a few minutes. Do you want to stay here and get shot to pieces?!”When he had called Caleb earlier, he had been assertive. However, that was ju
The fire inside had indeed been extinguished. Penny was curled up in a corner. Her ropes had been untied, and the gag was removed from her mouth.A burst of fire had almost reached her just moments before, but she was promptly pulled away by a force.When the sack over her head was removed, she saw the female janitor who was supposed to be at the company.“Ms. Sullivan, are you alright?”The janitor seemed genuinely concerned, her thin, sallow face full of worry.Penny felt like she knew this person. Just as Zane’s voice sounded, the woman panicked for a moment and ran away.Zane saw Penny curled up alone in a corner. Although unharmed, her clothes were dirty, and her hair was filled with dust.The interior still had the acrid smell of burnt smoke.Zane’s mouth tasted of blood as he directed his people.“Go... Go help her up.”Two bodyguards hurriedly moved forward, but Penny stood up by herself.She could tell that Zane was at the end of his rope.“Dad…”She had barely ca
“Ms. Sullivan, don’t be sad.”The bodyguard thought Penny was silent because of the hurtful words Caleb had said.Penny sighed.“My father wants to go home. When he wakes up, let’s take him back. Take good care of him and don’t let anyone disturb him, especially my grandparents.”“We understand.”The bodyguard’s attitude was respectful. Ever since Susan was sent away, Penny had been the one in charge of the Sullivans.Now, she had also acquired shares, rightfully becoming the company’s successor.Penny gave a few more instructions before letting the driver take her home.It was already two in the morning.She returned to The Rosarium and looked at herself in the mirror.Her face was dirty, and her hair was filled with ash from the burning hay.Her suit was also extremely dirty, having been in a sack the whole time.She took a long shower. When she came out in her pajamas, she felt completely drained and fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.It was not that she di
“How long have you been working here?”“Two years.”That meant Maisie knew before Chris, even before Spencer, that Zane’s family lived in a villa and ran a company in Imperial City. She had just kept silent all this time.She was also the one who had informed Zane last night.Penny noticed that the woman’s sleeve was covering up a patch of bruised skin. It seemed that even now, Chris had never stopped the domestic abuse.Seeing that Penny did not say anything else, Maisie suddenly knelt down.“Ms. Sullivan, please don’t fire me.”Penny was startled and quickly helped her up. “What are you doing?”Maisie lowered her head. “I know you don’t like our family very much…”Penny did not speak. Her impression of Maisie was indeed not deep. Now seeing her so frail with a face full of hardship and skin covered with belt marks, she suddenly felt a little sympathy.“I never planned to fire you. Please go and give your statement to the police, okay?”Fearing Penny would change her mind,
Penny was stunned, not understanding what Caleb was up to.She returned to The Rosarium, picked up her favorite drawing tools, and entered the hotel with ease.When she arrived, a painting was already set up on an easel by the floor-to-ceiling window.At a glance, Penny knew it was painted by her Master Zaki.“Mr. Fergerson?”She heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom. Soon after, Caleb came out, casually wiping the water from his hair.“Winston gave me a painting. Apparently, Robert Zaki left it half-finished. Can you complete it?”Penny looked at it. It was a landscape painting. All she needed to do was mimic Master Zaki’s elegant technique.She nodded and lifted her eyes, her gaze calm.“How much do you intend to pay?”Her words were devoid of emotion.It was as though if Caleb was not paying, she could leave right away.Caleb looked at her, tossed aside the towel in his hand, and approached.“Do you know how many people would beg for this opportunity and sti