Penny had walked out in such a hurry that she was still in her pajamas. She had merely thrown a jacket over her shoulders. “I’ll have the receptionist get a room ready for you.” Penny thought he was here on a business trip. However, he asked, “Is anyone else in your room?”“No.” The gloomy look in Caleb’s eyes subsided slightly after hearing that. “No need to go through the trouble.” Penny stood in stunned silence for a short while before slowly leading the man to her room. She had taken a shower before going to bed, and Caleb went into the bathroom to use it.Penny handed him the pajamas provided by Union Square.Union Square was a hotel specially prepared for VIPs, and their services were even better than what was available at five-star hotels in Imperial City. Their pajamas were made from silk, and every guest was entitled to a brand new complementary pair that was thoroughly cleaned before being delivered to their rooms. When she requested a pair of men’s pajam
“Allow me to put the hairdryer away, Mr. Fergerson.”Caleb released her. Penny returned the hairdryer to the bathroom and noticed the blister between his fingers when she returned. She immediately knew what it was. After all, she had just gotten burnt herself. Thankfully, she had obtained some ointment when she dropped by the hospital today. She took the ointment and dabbed some onto her finger before taking his hand into hers and using the tip of her finger to gently apply it.Caleb had not been paying attention to her. When he realized what she was doing, the pleasant, herby smell of the ointment had made its way to his nose. His eyelashes fluttered as he turned to look at her. However, Penny was not looking at him. Instead, she was gazing intently at his wound. When she finished treating his wound, she took her hand away and wiped off the excess ointment.Caleb asked her, “Why did you come all the way to Union County? Are you that hung up over that man?” Penny fro
“Remember to try asking the Shaw family some questions, Caleb. We can’t think of anyone else other than Charlotte right now. You can try looking into other members of the Shaw family as well. The item might not look very interesting, and he may have left it with the Shaw family.” Caleb had questioned Charlotte a long while ago, but Charlotte had had an extremely high fever for two days in a row several years ago. Her answer was that she might have just forgotten that Caspian had ever given her anything. “Got it. I’ll ask her once I’m back in Imperial City.” Finn narrowed his eyes. “You aren’t in Imperial City?” “Yes. I’m on a business trip.” Finn did not bother asking follow-up questions after hearing it was a business trip. Caleb glanced at the clock after he hung up the phone. It was nearly five in the morning. It looked like he would not be getting any sleep tonight. He returned to bed and lay there for a while before deciding to get up. His employees had already inf
When they arrived, Caleb pulled her out of the car after getting out himself.The group reconvened and listened to the person in charge discuss how the land could be developed. Penny realized that the beach was quite large. She had spent so many years living in Union County but had never known this place existed. Then, she heard the person in charge say, “The only con is that sandstorms sometimes occur here, but the last sandstorm was ten years ago. The device we have isn’t able to make precise detections and warnings, but if we had the proper equipment, this land could definitely be developed.”What he was hinting at was that if Caleb sponsored them with a machine that could accurately detect and send out sandstorm warnings, they would sell this land to him for a cheap price. Caleb cocked an eyebrow. Developing equipment like that was a piece of cake for Fergerson Corporation. “I’ll get someone from the office to scout the area. They’ll arrive this afternoon.”The team in c
Leo’s job required him to speak in the standard dialect. However, he had a thick Union County accent mixed in with his words.It was still much better than Nathan’s accent, though. Not only did Nathan speak rapidly, but his accent was also a mix of multiple different accents. Penny would never have been able to understand what Nathan was saying if she did not have prior experience speaking to him.“Why aren’t you saying anything? How did you end up trying to seduce a businessman? How does this make you any different from the women you see in the red-light districts?”Leo was so angry that even his fingertips were trembling. Penny knew the red light district he was talking about. Women would stand on the streets and prostitute themselves before Union County underwent restructuring. The women who walked past them always had the urge to spit on them. They were terrified these ladies would be why their families fell apart. She had passed by the area once with her aunt while she
Caleb spent the remaining time working. Penny also retrieved her laptop, and the two did not speak to each other.Two hours later, someone knocked on their door and informed them it was time to leave. Caleb put his laptop away and left the room without waiting for Penny. Penny knew he was shunning her. It was alright, though. She had not even felt like going in the first place. She heard car engines revving outside, and someone seemed to ask where she was. Caleb replied, “She isn’t feeling well.” That was enough to further deepen the understanding. Penny worked remotely and waited for Caleb to return.However, the car that Caleb had left still had not returned even after three hours had passed.The sky was darkening rapidly, but not in the usual way the sky darkened into night. It looked like something was blocking the sun from view. Penny abruptly realized that this was a sandstorm! She hurriedly left the room, but there was no one else left at the mansion other tha
Caleb stepped on the gas and throttled ahead at full speed. He moved so quickly that he did not even have enough time to ponder why he was so worried and scared. The one-hour journey only took him 40 minutes. He heard a loud thump behind him after he drove past a stretch of road. It turned out a boulder had rolled down from the mountains and landed square in the middle of the road. The path to return was blocked. He did not stop but continued ahead to The Sandfish. His visibility of the road became even lower, and he practically barged his way to the cottage blindly. When he arrived at the cottage, he immediately spotted the car parked in front of it. He quickly opened the door and hurried over to knock on the window. Penny was leaning against the steering wheel. She was actually feeling quite scared. She was stranded here during a sandstorm, and the knocking sounds on her windows were becoming louder and louder. “Penny!” Caleb knocked on her window again. Penny vag
At that moment, Caleb stood behind Penny with his chest pressed against her back. He was also looking out of the window.Penny could almost hear the sound of his heartbeat.When she had blow-dried Caleb’s hair the previous night and he held her in his arms without saying a word, she got a vague feeling that Caleb was upset.Perhaps it was because women were naturally inclined to feel maternal, so she empathized with him.It was as if she was the one who had been discarded.She thought to herself, ‘But could that be true for Caleb? He’s a prodigy. Just a beckon from him could make countless people do anything for him.’As such, she dismissed that fleeting feeling in her mind.That was because Caleb had regained his strong stance after that brief moment.It was as though that brief moment of vulnerability had been an illusion.Caleb increased the distance between them. He made a call to the person in charge to tell them that he was safe at the cottage. He asked them not to worry