All Chapters of Betraying Lady Fortune: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The moment Lucius walked into the villa with Selena in his arms, I called him, suppressing my sobs. "Lucius, where are you?"I heard porcelain shattering along with the faint gasp of a woman, followed by Lucius voice. "I'm at the company, Penelope. What is it?"Outside the window, snow was falling heavily. I reached outside and allowed the icy snowflakes to land on my fingers, the coldness sending shivers up my spine.Not able to hold back my tears any longer, I sobbed, "Lucius, I think someone's stalking me… I-I'm so scared, can you come and fetch me?"Lucius was silent for a moment. "Criminals wouldn't do anything in broad daylight, so stop scaring yourself. If you're scared, call the police."My heart clenched in pain, overwhelming sorrow engulfing me in waves, leaving me stunned. At that moment, it was almost as if the boy who would rush me to the infirmary when I got so much as a paper cut had already disappeared from my life.I wiped my tears and laughed bitterly. "I was ju

Horace peeled my clothes off my body, revealing my shoulder, and his eyes practically turned red with excitement. "Oh, my brother got real lucky with you!" He exclaimed with a snicker. "What, are you feeling all weak now? Good! I spent a pretty penny on the drug I gave you, you know? You're mine, now!"Despair overwhelmed me. My only hope was for the call I made to Lucius to connect. In the end, the phone showed that he'd hung up on the call. In that instant, it felt like my world had collapsed. Suffocating weight closed in on me from all directions, as if the last straw keeping me afloat had been yanked away.Horace spotted my phone and snatched it away, throwing it out the car window. Utter despair consumed me as I clenched my fists. No matter what, I'll make sure that these people pay the price for what they did to me today.Just then, a knock sounded on the window, knocking the wind out of Horace's sails as he stopped. The voice of a man, a soothing baritone, came in from

Percival froze, staring at me in a daze. His amber eyes shimmered, as though a long-suppressed emotion was on the verge of eruption, and I could even feel his body trembling.The moment those words left my mouth, I regretted them. Casually dragging someone into marriage wouldn’t help me become immortal, after all. I retracted my hand. "Sorry, I was joking."His lips pressed into a thin line, and it was clear that he was displeased from his tone. "Please don't joke about such things in the future, Miss Granger."After he said that, he immediately left the room, anger palpable even without needing to look at his expression. I narrowed my eyes, wondering if him saving me today was really just a coincidence, or if there was an ulterior motive. I called my mother and told her about what happened with Lucius, bringing up Percival as well. "Oh, that boy from the Cavendish family? I remember him. When you two were kids… Hold on- Wait, I want that tile!" My chest tightened. My mother

Lucius growled like a cornered animal the moment he saw Percival. "How dare you trespass on private property! I'm calling the police!"Ignoring him, Percival wrapped me with a coat and held me close in his arms. This time, his embrace made me feel warmth and a sense of safety. "Don't worry, I'm here."I was able to hold back my tears before, but they began to fall uncontrollably the moment I heard him reassure me. Seeing my sorry state, he held me even tighter, turning to Lucius with a terrifying gaze. "You're too naive, Lucius. You have no idea what the wealthy are capable of."Both me and Lucius were taken aback by his words. Wasn't that what Lucius had said to me mere moments ago? It was then that I had an epiphany — The person I called in my struggle earlier wasn't my mom, but Percival instead. In stark contrast to how Lucius hung up on me immediately, Percival did the exact opposite.He came to save me.At that moment, an unidentified emotion surged through my heart. Luci

Midway through the banquet, I went to the restroom and was cornered by Lucius. Pulling a move straight out of a cliché drama, he pinned me against the wall. Putting on a pained yet passionate expression, he exclaimed, "Won't you forgive me, Penelope? Are you willing to let our twelve years just be bygones?"I slapped him hard across the face. "Lucius, stop disgusting me. From the moment you betrayed me, there was no going back."Surprisingly, he didn't seem angry even after I slapped him, but before he could open his mouth and defend himself, I continued, "Did you think that I only found out about Selena during the wedding? I had her social media account, so I saw every single post she made, flaunting your relationship!"When I was stabbed by a knife to save you, you were taking her to Disneyland. "I spent years preparing healthy meals for you because you had digestive issues, yet you took her out for extra-spicy hotpot. "You spent two hundred million dollars to buy the villa he