Sharon secretly clenched her hands by her side. Fiona must have slandered her name terribly to make Penelope think so badly of her.Speaking of whom, Fiona might very well be her father’s murderer. The anger threatened to boil over in Sharon’s heart.Since Sharon did not say anything for a long time, Penelope opened a drawer and pulled out a check, putting it onto the table and pushing it toward Sharon. “There’s enough money here for you to live easy for the rest of your life. If you’re smart, you’ll take this and divorce Simon, then leave quietly.”Sharon looked at the check. The number written on it was truly astronomical to her.Penelope must have prepared this check long in advance, huh? All so she could chase Sharon away.Sharon’s lips pressed into a deprecating smirk.Penelope looked at her expression and said with some contempt, “What, too little for you? I’m telling you, this is all I can afford to give you. Don’t think you can squeeze any more money out of the Zacharies.
Perhaps Sharon’s words had gotten to her. Penelope’s expression was complicated, the emotions in her eyes changing repeatedly.Children? She would never have her own children in this lifetime. Simon was the son she raised single-handedly!Sharon walked out of Penelope’s office and headed right into the elevator. Once inside, she finally let her straightened back relax and took a deep breath. That was unbelievably suffocating. She had been worried that Penelope would lose her temper and throw her out of the company.Not long after Sharon returned to the designing department, she saw Howard appear with a large cardboard box in his arms. The box was filled with his things. It seemed that he was officially moving to logistics now.The sight made Sharon’s terrible mood improve for some reason. She had to give Simon some praise for that. He moved Howard to the logistics department so that the latter could learn more about the company’s inner workings there.“What are you looking at? Out
Sharon’s feet came to an abrupt stop. “What did you say? What happened?”Riley said she was at the hospital and asked Sharon to come by.Sharon was extremely worried, so she hurriedly took the day off and raced to the hospital.By the time she arrived there, Riley had already emerged from the ER and was now lying in a hospital bed.“How are you, Riley? How did you get into an accident?” The moment Sharon entered the hospital room, she saw Riley’s right leg encased in plaster. She must have been quite badly hurt.Riley looked furious. “I was super unlucky today!”She immediately spilled her guts to Sharon. She had been out making a delivery to her clients, just driving down the road properly, when a car came speeding right at her as she turned a corner.As a result, she broke her right leg and nearly lost her life.Sharon’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Riley’s story, and she could not help but say, “Did… Did the other driver ram into you because they were in a hurry?”“N
In Sharon’s opinion, the man’s behavior was not too unacceptable. She sat on the side of the bed and said, “Alright, alright. You’re hurt, so calm down. Staying angry won’t help you recover.”“Shar, I don’t want to stay in the hospital,” Riley said, tugging her hand pitifully.“With your injuries, you have no choice.”“Then can you visit me every day?” Riley looked at her dolefully.Sharon thought it over. There was nothing better for her to do at the company anyway, and Riley was pretty badly hurt. She could not bring herself to say no. “Fine, I’ll come visit you whenever I have time.”Riley’s expression changed in an instant. “Really? You better keep your word, okay? And bring my godson along when you visit me.”Sharon knew her pity play was only an act, but… She was lost in thought for a second. She could not even meet her son now, much less bring him here.She did not tell Riley that she had been chased out by the Zacharies, nor did she mention that she had been separated fr
Douglas was too old for this, but the boy was his oldest grandson. It was his duty to love the boy!“Alright, alright, just sit there and don’t move. I’ll call your dad right now and have him bring her back.” Douglas could not think about anything else. Even if he had agreed to kick Sharon out back then, all he wanted was for her to come back now.“Really? Will you really let Mommy come back, Grandpa?” The boy stopped crying and looked down at the old man solemnly from atop the tree.“Of course! When have I ever lied to you? So come down now, won’t you?” Douglas’ heart could not stop pounding when he saw the boy sitting in such a tall tree. What if something happened and he fell? Oh, heavens!“No! I’ll only come down when I see Mommy! I want Mommy to come back!” Sebastian was not so easily fooled.Douglas was worried that he would fall if he kept flailing about, so he hastily agreed. “Okay, okay! Don’t move, alright? I’ll wait for you down here.”The butler and other servants fel
"Mommy, I’m going with you! I don’t want to be apart from you!” The boy hugged her tightly and refused to let go.Simon stood next to them wordlessly, his expression impossible to read.Douglas’ old face darkened. Did she want him to beg her to come back?“Don’t worry. I told you to come back, so no one’s chasing you out again as long as I’m here!” Douglas had no choice but to accept Sharon for his grandson’s sake.“Since Dad said so, just do it. No need to worry.” Simon finally spoke, his gaze unfathomable.“Yeah, Mommy! Since Grandpa said so, just come back and stay with me,” the boy piped up.Sharon did not really want to move back in, but her son was here and she would rather not stay with Simon outside. She did not feel at ease living with him.In that case, she had no choice but to nod. “Alright, I’ll move in.”With the old man’s word, it would be much harder for Penelope to kick her out again.That night, Penelope walked into the Zachary household’s dining room only to
Sharon watched Penelope storm away through the dining room door. She had anticipated that Penelope would react like this.Since she had come back here, she had mentally prepared herself to face Penelope. No one could chase away so easily this time.After dinner, Douglas dragged Sebastian off for another game of Chinese Chess, while Simon talked on the phone in the corridor.Sharon went upstairs to settle her luggage. The clothes she had moved to Simon’s private condominium had arrived back at the manor.At the staircase landing, she bumped into Penelope as the latter came downstairs. The path was narrow, so their eyes met and the air turned tense.“Sister Penelope.” As Penelope glared at her, Sharon merely greeted her politely.“Don’t call me that. I’m not your sister!” Penelope barked back mercilessly.Sharon only pursed her lips calmly. “You don’t have to acknowledge me as your sister-in-law, but I still have to call you Sister.”Penelope’s eyes were filled with contempt. “Sh
Sharon could not help but laugh. “I’m not really a puppy. Why would I bite?”“Are you sure? Are you really sure you won’t bite me?” The man’s voice was extremely low as he said that, and his tall body slowly leaned in, trapping her between the closet and his chest.Sharon did not react at first, but when she met his teasing gaze, her face instantly turned red. She finally realized what he was insinuating.“You… Don’t get too close. We’re at the Zachary household, and Sebastian will be here soon!” She wanted to push him away out of embarrassment, but he grabbed her wrist and pinned it behind her back.He then lowered his forehead to press against hers, saying softly, “I locked the door just now, so he can’t come in.” Simon had learned his lesson now, so he guarded against the boy’s sneak attacks in advance.“Y-You…” Sharon looked at his handsome face in disbelief. Had he been aiming for this from the moment he stepped into the room?The man lifted her chin with his slender finger