Caleb’s face remained calm as he touched his cheek. He spoke calmly.“If my brother knew I gave it up for someone I like, he’d probably be quite happy.”Amber, for a moment, did not know what to say. She opened her mouth but could not utter a word.The Fergersons were not known for their deep emotions. Both Harrison and Miles had other women outside.Yet Caleb was willing to go to such lengths for Penny.Caleb looked up at the people standing there.“I’ll have Sebastian take care of the share transfer paperwork. Let me know when the rescue effort here is over.”Having said that, he turned to leave.Amber could not help but ask, “Your mother is lying in there, Caleb. Don’t you even want to stay here a bit longer?”“Aunt Amber, my standing here won’t affect the outcome of the rescue.”Amber felt a chill run through her body. She suddenly realized she did not truly understand this child.To say he lacked sophistication was one thing, yet he managed everything concerning the Fer
After Winona and Jackson left, Penny was taken back to the small room.Winona immediately rushed to Sky Lounge. She just needed to search on Google to know what Sean looked like, so she went looking for him with his picture.Soon, she saw Sean coming over with a woman. She faintly heard him say to the woman, “How about we skip the garden here and just enjoy some ‘berry’ sweet moments together?”Hearing this, Winona’s brows furrowed. Was this kind of man truly reliable?“Mr. Strauss.”She hurriedly stopped him.Sean paused, his flirtatious eyes still smiling. “And who are you?”“My CEO was taken to the police station. She told me to look for you.”“Your CEO is?”“Penny Sullivan.”The smile on Sean’s face disappeared almost instantly, and he slowly let go of the woman he was holding. His tone became serious.“Get in my car, and we can talk on the way.”Winona got into the car with him, sitting in the passenger seat.Sean closed the car door, his hands gripping the steering w
Caleb was seething with anger, his eyes appearing as if they could shoot murderous beams. “You don't want me to be here?"Penny sat on the bed, remaining silent.A police officer intervened, “You’re free to go. You can leave with Mr. Fergerson.”Penny, as if she had not heard it, even closed her eyes.Caleb felt a suffocating frustration. He had given up 10% of his shares without hesitation to keep the Fergersons from troubling her, and this was her reaction?“Who did you hope would come to rescue you? Sean?”When she heard this name, Penny’s eyelashes trembled.It seemed she had indeed hoped for Sean.Caleb, unable to contain his anger, pulled her up forcefully.“Then this must truly be disappointing for you, as Sean is busy embracing other women every day. How could he even remember you?”Penny remained silent.Her lifeless demeanor angered him.His eyes turned blood red, emanating a chilling aura.Yet ultimately, he reached out his hand to hold hers.He thought better
After Penny slapped him, she felt exhausted and could not muster any more strength.Caleb’s cheek bore the mark of five red fingerprints, but he did not care. Instead, he squeezed shower gel onto a loofah and gently scrubbed every inch of her skin.Finally, he got some hand soap into his own palms and carefully scrubbed her hands.Her body bore many marks, deep and shallow. They converged like an oil painting on a white canvas, and it was strikingly beautiful.Caleb’s gaze lingered on her for a few minutes before he lifted her and wiped her down with a clean towel.When she was brought back to bed, Penny woke up again and cursed out.“You beast.”He did not say anything. After all, getting a taste of her was enough.Being cursed was trivial and would not cost him anything.After covering her with a blanket, Sebastian called, saying that the share transfer documents were ready.Caleb looked at the person lying beside him and responded with a faint hum.“Mr. Fergerson, are you
"I merely like her."That was Caleb’s response, which relieved Winston.“Alright then. I’m just reminding you not to do something irreversible and then regret it later. Not everything can be forgiven. And as for a woman like Penny, she’s not a canary to be kept in a cage. You need to let her fly out. Only then will she like you.”“I don’t understand.”Should he not tightly bind someone he liked to his side?No matter the means, as long as she was by his side, that was all that mattered.“Ah, you’ll understand eventually.”After hanging up the phone, Caleb looked down at Penny’s side profile.She was so exhausted from the ordeal that she had not woken up.He slowly lay down, pulling her into a full embrace. He felt at ease.His lips curved into a smile as he hugged her entire being into his arms.According to his true nature, he should have let her suffer more in prison so that she would be more grateful to him.However, sitting in the conference room earlier, he could not c
Penny began heading out the door since Caleb was not saying anything more. A panicked look flashed through Caleb’s eyes, but no words left his mouth. He merely trailed after her silently. Penny stopped. Caleb could still see the red marks on her earlobe from where he stood. He had left it there. She did not look at him. Instead, she used her phone to call Winona and stood there waiting for Winona to pick her up.Caleb stood nearby for a while longer before saying quietly, “I’ll give you a ride.” She took in a deep breath before abruptly turning to meet his eyes. “Can I take your silence as a sign that you admit you’re in the wrong? If you genuinely think you’re at fault, you should make sure Jade Fergerson is imprisoned for my cousin’s death. "What you should not have done was violate my boundaries when I was in prison when your cousin is part of the reason my cousin is now dead.” Her voice was devoid of any emotion when she spoke. Showing anger meant she cared.
Jade’s wounds had only just been dressed. She thought Penny would be jailed for the rest of her life.However, ten minutes prior, she learned that her cousin had bartered 10 % of his shares in Fergerson Corporation for Penny’s release. Now, he was requesting she be transferred to a psychiatric hospital. “I’m not ill! I won’t go! This is all Penny’s fault. Caleb is treating me this way because she has seduced him! Boo-hoo, I want to talk to Grandpa. I want my grandpa!” However, no one here was going to take her to Sir Fergerson. Two men grabbed Jade and stuffed her into a car. She kept sobbing hysterically, to the point where the wound on her forehead split open again. When a man’s face appeared in the car window, she let out a piercing scream. “Fuck off! Fuck off! Don’t touch me!” She had indeed been mentally unwell for a long while. Her world had been sunshine and rainbows in the past, which made the unraveling of this dark world even more traumatic. It was not some
Penny was not being selfless. If she thought about it, she could not find any fault with her aunt and uncle. They had lived in Union County all their life, and their worldviews were shaped by the people around them. Since the people they knew all favored sons, they naturally hoped for a son. Hence, the decisions Jenni made after learning she was pregnant with a son also made sense. It was not because they were evil but merely because that was how they saw the world. Penny had blocked their numbers in a fit of rage. She had never expected this was how their next meeting would be like. The four tombstones stared at her silently, and she sat beside them until the sun set before she got back up and massaged her numb legs. Then, she walked down the mountain and got into her car. Just as she was about to get into her car, she noticed a car parked nearby. It was an ordinary-looking car.It was late. What was anyone else doing here at this hour? She did not bother taking a closer