Caleb’s aura grew cold, sharp as a knife.Charlotte dared not say more and let him return to his seat.Once he left, she clicked her tongue twice.“You and Caleb are married, but I bet he’s never even called you his wife, has he?”Penny remained silent. Under the brim of her hat, Charlotte could not discern her expression, but she assumed Penny must be feeling hurt.“I forgot to tell you, I’m carrying his child.”Only then did Penny’s eyelashes quiver slightly. Winona, sitting beside her, looked in surprise at Charlotte’s stomach.Charlotte confidently patted her belly. “You might be married to him, but you’ve never had the chance to sleep with him—let alone bear his child. He already told me that he feels nauseated at the sight of you and wishes he can divorce you as soon as possible.”As soon as she was done talking, Penny chuckled.Charlotte’s face darkened instantly.“What are you laughing at?”She seemed outraged. Did this woman not believe her?She was about to lash o
Meanwhile, Charlotte’s bodyguard whispered to her. “Ms. Shaw, we managed to compile the information on Penny last night, but we decided to conduct a second investigation because of how unbelievable the results were. However, the results remained the same.” Charlotte’s brows knitted themselves together. “What did you find out?” The bodyguard glanced around them before saying hesitantly, “Penny’s full name is Penny Sullivan. She's Mr. Fergerson’s wife on paper.” Charlotte felt like she had been struck by thunder. She nearly lost her balance. “That’s impossible!!!” Her loud screech attracted the attention of everyone nearby. Her face turned pale as she hurriedly lowered her voice. “That’s impossible. There’s no way they’re the same person. You have to conduct another investigation!” Penny Sullivan was supposed to be a pudgy, unattractive woman that Caleb hated. If Caleb had feelings for the Penny who worked as his designer and that Penny was the same Penny he was suppose
Penny stared out the window as she waited for Caleb at The Rosarium. When the doorbell rang, she got up to answer the door. She had taken a shower and guessed that Caleb had also done the same when she noticed his hair was damp. Caleb remembered hearing Lucas say he was going to leave his place soon, which was why he had decided to meet her at The Rosarium. He wanted to leave his mark here too, for some inexplicable reason. “Have you changed the sheets?” He wrapped his arm around her waist as he asked. “I don’t sleep in beds other people have laid in.” “Yes, I’ve changed them.” “Have you also disinfected everything?” Penny rolled her eyes at how particular he was.“Yes.” Satisfied, Caleb finally took her into his arms. He did not carry her bridal style. Instead, he placed his arms under her butt and got her to wrap her legs around his waist. All the questions he had asked made Penny think they would be doing it in the bedroom. She was not expecting him to wal
Penny was so tired she did not even feel like lifting a finger. From the corner of her eyes, she saw that all he had on was a pair of pants. A shirt was draped across his arm. The shirt was slightly wrinkled, and his back was covered in scratches she had left. The sun was shining high in the sky now. He turned toward her and said something. Was he going to attend a meeting? Was it something else? Either way, she did not catch him.He tossed the wrinkled shirt into the trash. When he entered the room again, he was wearing a fresh shirt. Sebastian must have brought him some fresh clothes. When Caleb walked downstairs to his car, Sebastian was already there waiting for him. He could not wipe the satisfied smirk on his face as he instructed, “Purchase some high heels. Size 36.” Sebastian had never purchased such things since he had never had a girlfriend. Besides, there were so many different types of heels. Did he want square-toed heels, stilettos, or strappy heels? H
This time, Francis had only made him spend a night kneeling on the ground after finding out he was involved with another woman. That was nothing compared to the whipping he had gotten the first time Francis had learned of his affair. It meant Francis was backing off. All he needed was the perfect opportunity.He was waiting for that opportunity. …At the Shaw household, Charlotte had spent the night losing her mind. When one was truly at the height of one's anger, one could not form any words. Charlotte felt like she had gone mute. Serena York knocked on Charlotte’s door frantically as she spoke soothingly. “Charlotte, no matter what’s going on, we can discuss things and work out a solution.” Charlotte’s lips were white, and tears flowed down her cheeks. It was so humiliating. Not even all her previous shameful experiences added together could top the shame she felt when she learned the two Pennies were the same person. She thought she had everything under control.
It was all very odd.Her heart was racing because she was being chased, but it was so easy to misinterpret it as her developing feelings for Caleb Fergerson. Penny closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down. Then, she grabbed the gun she had assembled and fired at the last car. The car immediately skidded out of control on the highway and burst into flames. Caleb turned to her, asking, “You’ve got good aim. How long did you learn how to shoot?” Penny winked at him. “One year.”How did she become this good in one year? Caleb grabbed her hands and looked at them. Her hands were fair and soft, without any calluses. It seemed like she was telling the truth when she said she had only learned for a year.People who frequently used guns had calluses on their hands. He closed the windows and was about to say something to her when they heard a loud crash. Then, the car took a sharp turn and drove past a wall of flames. “Sebastian, what’s going on?” Sebastian’s hands
She hurriedly turned to him, only to see that his arms were mottled with scratches from the brambles.She had not gotten even a scratch as they slid down the slope because he had protected her and borne all the injuries himself. As she scrambled to her feet, she called out to him again. “Caleb?” Caleb had passed out. How could he not when his body had been dealt an impact that was supposed to be for two people? Penny’s hands shook. She was worried whoever was chasing them would catch up to them. She grabbed his hand to help him escape.However, he was too heavy. She could not pick him up by herself. Panicked, she began crying. Then, she heard him ask, “Why are you crying?” Penny hurriedly looked at him. His face was pale, and he frowned while asking, “Why are you crying?” As he slowly got to his feet, Penny finally realized that his back and the rock he had been lying on were covered in blood. He must have crashed into that rock just now. He had a cold glint in hi
Penny froze as he lowered his hand again. It looked like his fever was so high he did not even know what he was doing anymore. The rain continued falling. There was already a lot of mist in the mountains because of the weather, and it was growing even thicker by the minute. It would take the search team some time to locate them. Penny added some firewood to the bonfire, thinking to herself that the nearest village was probably some distance away as well. Else, there was no reason for the villagers to have a supply of firewood prepped for when they came to these mountains. She placed a hand against Caleb’s forehead. He was running an extremely high fever. Penny shifted slightly and propped Caleb up against the cave’s walls. Then, she rolled up the dried jackets and placed them beneath his head.Then, she removed his shirt, which had finished drying as well. The back of his shirt was covered in blood, and the wound on his back was swollen, still seeping blood. There was not