"Jo, you're always looking at your phone. Who are you chatting with?"Joel's eyes filled with a sense of danger, and he set his phone aside."Khloe Strauss. When I was abroad, I managed to get her personal contact information. I even wrote her many letters in Caleb's name."Harrison was unaware of this and frowned in concern."Are you trying to create an opportunity for Caleb to rise again?""Dad, it seems you don't understand Khloe. She’s someone who’d get her hands on whatever she wants. Plus, with her heart condition, the entire Strauss family dotes on her. Caleb is proud and arrogant, and he won’t fall for such a delicate and unreasonable woman. Once he displeases her, it'll be his end. The Strausses will make sure of it."After all, he had heard about the little princess who once blinded a man simply because he said his girlfriend was prettier.The Strausses reportedly spent a lot of money to settle that incident.Harrison was not familiar with Khloe. He only knew she was
Caleb asked nonchalantly and even picked up his phone, pretending to continue scrolling through entertainment news.Penny had already put on headphones at this time, so she did not hear his question.After waiting for ten minutes without a response, Caleb glanced at her.He then attempted to get out of bed. He limped over to her and leaned on the wall for support. He noticed Penny was analyzing the shareholding structure of Automobile Maestros.Automobile Maestros’ business nature did not conflict with S.M.’s.Realizing she was studying this because of him, a smile quickly formed on his lips. He leaned slightly over her, his shadow almost enveloping her."Why are you studying this? The share structure of Automobile Maestros has always been straightforward, with 95% in the hands of a share trust and only 5% with their CEO," he remarked.Penny's hand paused. She had previously learned that 95% of the shares were in the trust and 5% were with other executives. To win the bet with A
"There aren't many artists in the company who have gotten scripts lately."Penny continued typing expressionlessly.Caleb saw her open a chat with Zach and send a message: [Let's meet at the office tomorrow. I'll discuss the upcoming plan with you.]Zach replied almost instantly, as if he had been waiting for her message: [Okay, Ms. Sullivan.]He even added a shy emoticon, which infuriated Caleb."Penny, do you know what this emoji means?"Caleb was not usually patient enough to chat with anyone, so how could he possibly know anything about emojis?Even so, the shy smiley face was quite obvious in its implication, but Penny seemed clueless!"What does it mean?"Caleb was momentarily stunned, thinking she was faking it.Penny then opened a chat with Jackson.After a few minutes of silence, Caleb asked, "He likes you, doesn’t he?"Thinking he was referring to Jackson, she quickly denied it, "There's no such thing. Don't talk nonsense."Now, Caleb finally understood Sebastian
However, Penny's bodyguards quickly stepped forward and pushed Sam back a few steps.Sam looked at the scene, thinking the car accident had involved Raven earlier. He had recently had his people follow Raven. He rushed over immediately upon learning of the accident here.Now that he saw Raven was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, his heart skipped a beat when his gaze fell on the license plate of the burnt car.It was Wendell and Rose's car. Tonight, the couple took advantage of Raven's absence and drove their only car to look for him. They pleaded with him to stop harassing Raven.Sam had been relatively polite to them. Even if only for Raven's sake, he could not really harm them.He treated them well and endured Rose's scolding without retorting a word. He held out until midnight when the couple finally left.They declared they would never approve of Raven being with him unless they were dead.Initially indifferent toward this, Sam now felt a wave of panic upon seei
Having her face disfigured at these two people's hands, Jeanie's resentment soared to its peak. She found solace only in the suffering of these two.The performance with Penny that night had been the beginning of her humiliation.Later, after learning about S.M.'s movements, Jeanie devised a plan to destroy or break down the talented artists in S.M. She would make them unable to face the camera again!Jeanie did not need to bear any consequences for her plans. Like the incident tonight, there was no evidence, so she did not have to worry about going to jail.They were still surrounded by the police at this moment, but neither she nor her brother had broken the law. At most, they would be taken in for a statement.However, the situation for Penny and Raven was different.Jeanie's face wore a look of satisfaction. However, since half of it was covered in scars, it appeared terrifyingly grotesque.Eventually, everyone was taken to the police station.Jeanie kept saying provocative
She felt Raven had made some sort of decision. One that, although not against the law, might go against her own conscience. Nonetheless, Raven was now an adult. She had weathered many storms.Penny saw the look in her eyes and knew that anything she said would be futile.She hesitated for two minutes before responding, "As long as you don't regret it."Raven did not say much. She quickly smoked one cigarette and then took out another.By this time, Penny was already back in her car.Meanwhile, Jeanie was on the phone, relishing her victory."That's how it went down. They were totally devastated. It was so satisfying, hahahaha.""You're this happy over such a trivial thing? Seems like Penny really got under your skin. Aren't you a Bailey? The Baileys are one of the leading families in Imperial City," the person on the other end poked at her sore spot.Jeanie felt stung by the comment.The crisp voice of the woman on the phone continued, "Anyway, do what you think is best. You
Penny immediately went to the kitchen downstairs, but upon opening the refrigerator, she realized Kensington Gardens did not have any flour for pancakes.She quickly headed to the nearest supermarket and bought a pack of all-purpose flour.It took her only about 20 minutes to buy the ingredients and cook the pancakes.When she placed the pancakes in front of Caleb, he looked at the dish with furrowed brows."That was quick," he remarked.Penny sat down, her face full of anticipation. "Yeah, try them and have a taste."She had used a pack of flour that could make over 30 pancakes. After adding some berries, syrup, and some icing sugar, the cost of making each pancake was less than a dollar.Caleb's expression cooled as he looked at her."Is this all you're making to appease me?""I've never made this for anyone else."That response instantly softened his mood."Really?"His lips curled up slightly. "Actually, this looks quite appetizing. It's got carbs, some sugar, and fruit
When Penny arrived at the company, Raven was already there.Penny had her team check the surveillance cameras around the company to look for suspicious vehicles.Jeanie had been successful with a car accident before, so it was highly likely she might repeat the same tactic.As expected, her team soon reported back. A large truck had been parked 200 meters from the company since the afternoon. It was an unusual sight given the area was surrounded by office buildings.Penny had her bodyguard dress in Winona's clothes, complete with a mask and hat, to impersonate Winona. Then, she had Raven follow the bodyguard into the car.This bodyguard was the best at racing in the entire Dawn Haven Villa and would lead the truck onto a bridge. The plan was for the car to plunge into the river, with Winona pretending to be rescued and Raven disappearing into the river.The plan was commenced.The car had not gone far before the truck started following them.Despite knowing the car would go int