Florence had known Chadwick for many years. She naturally knew what he was referring to. He was a man driven by sex, and after all these years, he had worked up an appetite for good-looking women.“Interested in her, Chadwick?” Chadwick gulped as he nodded. Florence immediately conducted a cost-benefit analysis in her mind. Though she was worried the Fergerson family might get involved in this, she saw no need to worry about them when Caleb himself could not care less about what happened to his ex-wife.She then motioned to her bodyguards again. “Bring her over.” Two men approached Penny again. She immediately grabbed her pepper spray and sprayed its contents into their eyes. As the bodyguards began howling in pain, she ran down the corridor toward the other exit. When she turned the corner, she barrelled right into another man’s arms. He smelled familiar. She had no time to think about why that was the case and tried to continue running away. However, the man wrapped
Nonetheless, Penny completely ignored him, focusing only on Jackson.Behind Jackson stood two of Florence’s bodyguards. If he did not agree to Penny now, he would not be able to leave.He chuckled lightly, pushing up the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose bridge.“Obedience is better than politeness, it seems.”Penny had achieved her goal, but then she heard Florence say, “It's 40 million in liquidated damages. Penny, are you sure you want to pay that?"Even if Jackson was a top agent and truly capable, he could not possibly create 40 million worth of value for Penny’s company.Perhaps Penny was so eager to make this losing deal because she was interested in Jackson as a person?“Ms. Sullivan, Jackson is 32 years old. He indeed possesses the charm of a mature man.”Florence was stirring up trouble.Yet it did make Caleb somewhat concerned.However, he feigned indifference and coldly looked at Florence, “She said she’d pay. Can you leave now?”Florence’s face stiffened, not expe
After speaking, he was the first to leave.As he turned the corner, he could not resist glancing at her again from the corner of his eye.Penny did not follow him but simply looked up, talking to Jackson and then making a 'please' gesture.Jackson nodded, and the two of them left from the other side.Caleb’s body stiffened. He pursed his lips only after they were gone.…Penny and Jackson had already left Sky Lounge and were sitting down in a café.Jackson’s fingers were fiddling with a spoon as he listened to Penny describe S.M.“How about it, Mr. Cole? Are you interested?”“I have another female artist under me, and she’s also under contract with Astral Motion Pictures. But she probably doesn’t want to break her contract. She’s a promising talent.”His implication was for Penny to try and win over this female artist.Jackson had made several top stars famous, starting from their early careers. If he said she was a promising talent, it meant that this woman was destined to
“Didn’t Tommy ever mention this to you before?”“Tom was worried that the kid would bother me, and Mrs. Chesterfield thought the same, so the child was always raised by other relatives.”Penny’s expression immediately turned grim, and a bold idea suddenly came to her mind.However, there was no evidence yet. Even if she told Winona now, she would not believe it.“Winona, go home now and get a strand of hair from Tommy and that kid.”At this point, everyone would know what this was for.Winona suddenly stood up.“That’s impossible, Ms. Sullivan. This is no joking matter.”Penny took a deep breath and grabbed her shoulders.“You’re not yet married into the Chesterfields, so to them, you’re an outsider. Do you think Tommy’s mom would keep her own son away for an outsider? This child could very well be Tommy’s own. "Before, you were Tommy’s best option, so his mother didn’t want you to find out. But now that Tommy has a better choice, his mother isn’t afraid of you discovering t
Tommy, who originally felt sorry for Winona, now completely abandoned that thought.He embraced Sherry in one swoop and headed straight for the sofa.Sherry herself had not expected Tommy to be so proactive. Previously, when she seduced him, he was always hesitant. It seemed he had finally come around this time.“Tom, have you finally decided to break up with that woman?”While kissing her, Tommy began to undress her.“Just give me a little more time.”A smile formed on Sherry’s lips, and then the two of them rolled together.“Alright, but if you aren’t enthusiastic enough tonight, I’ll definitely be angry.”Tommy chuckled. “I promise to satisfy you, my little princess.”Sherry instantly burst into laughter.Soon, noises filled the room, with the woman’s voice particularly high and the man occasionally letting out a low growl.Sherry’s standard for choosing a boyfriend was that he had to be great in bed, and unexpectedly, Tommy was indeed not bad.He made her very satisfied
Penny was a great boss and a good friend.Winona handed over the bag containing two strands of hair to her.After receiving it, Penny took it to the hospital and handed it over to Quentin.She greeted him and hoped to get the results as soon as possible.Quentin rubbed his eyebrows. “Alright, I’ll have my colleague get on it right now.”He had been constantly performing surgeries at the hospital lately. Due to his arrival, many patients had chosen this hospital, specifically requesting him for surgeries. This left him with hardly any rest. However, he was aware of the recent rumors.He looked at Penny, wanting to say something. However, he slowly closed his mouth.With Quentin’s intervention, the results came out in two hours.Seeing the words on the report, Winona felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck her head.It confirmed a parent-child relationship.Tommy really had a son, and he had had one for seven years.How old was he seven years ago? He was just 18!Without ev
Penny remained silent, then remembered that this was indeed the case. She responded with a noncommittal, “Mmm.”Caleb felt a lot better upon hearing this, but before he could say anything more, the call abruptly ended.In the following time, he was busy with the documents in hand while keeping an eye on his phone.After ten minutes, he tentatively sent her a message.It was a mere question mark: [?]The response was still the same. The message had been sent but was rejected by the recipient.Caleb frowned as he glanced at the time on his phone. He wondered why she was ignoring him when they had just spoken ten minutes ago.Penny, on the other hand, was busy with the contract with Jackson and had forgotten about Caleb after hanging up.After wrapping up the contract, she was led to meet Jackson in person.Penny pondered over Taliah, the actress currently under Jackson’s management.Taliah had only played a minor role in a TV show, yet her performance was notably impressive—esp
He took out his phone, thought for a moment, and then dialed Francis’ number.Nevertheless, Francis did not answer.Caleb took a deep breath, was silent for half a minute, and then told Sebastian, “Call Fergerson Mansion and say I’ll be coming for dinner tonight.”Sebastian promptly did so.At seven in the evening, Caleb arrived at Fergerson Mansion on time.Francis was playing chess alone on the sofa, with many pieces already on the board, indicating the game was nearing its end.When Caleb saw his grandfather about to retract a piece and find a new place to place it, he could not help but say, “You can’t retreat once you’ve put it down.”Unexpectedly, Francis looked up at him.“You’re right. I shouldn’t retreat. So what brings you here tonight?”The old man saw right through Caleb’s intentions.Caleb was obviously here because he thought Penny would listen to him, so Caleb wanted the old man’s help.Caleb lowered his lashes and placed the gift he brought on the coffee tabl