Chapter 463
I wish I had never met her p>
He regrets it, doesn’t he? He regrets marrying her.
Penelope stood frozen. For a moment, she had believed the storm clouds between them might part, but now she saw they were thicker and darker than ever.
While she was still holding out hope, he was already suffocating under the weight of it all.
After Theodore finished venting his anger at Carson, he suddenly saw Penelope, and a look of shock and panic washed over him.
Penelope forced a smile. “You’re here p>
Theodore opened his mouth, but no words came out.
“I just went upstairs to pack a few things. I’m taking them home now,” she said, trying to sound casual as she walked toward the door.
Theodore caught up with her at the door.
“I… I drank too much. I didn’t mean some of the things I said,” he tried to explain. Penelope nodded with a smile. “I know p>
Seeing Penelope’s forced smile, Theodore suddenly felt his mind spin into chaos.
“You don’t know p>
“Theodore p>
“You can’t possibly understand how I feel right now!” he yelled.
“Maybe not p>
“But how can you not understand p>
“What is it you want from me?” she asked, her voice still calm, as if she were already an outsider to his pain.
Theodore looked at her calm expression and laughed helplessly.
“All these emotions are mine alone. You… you don’t have to pay any attention to me p>
“Okay p>
“Don’t leave me p>
“Let me drive you home first p>
Penelope drove Theodore to his downtown apartment. He got out, but she didn’t.
“We both need to cool off p>
“I don’t,” Theodore said, trying to pull her out of the car.
Penelope tried to pull her arm away, but he held it tighter. “Even if you don’t, I do. Theodore, let’s just give each other some time p>
Theodore finally let her go. In that moment, the helplessness on his face deepened.
For the next few days, Penelope did
her best to avoid Theodore and everyone else from the Stapleton family. She truly needed time to handle things, like her pregnancy.
Did she still want these two babies growing inside her?
If she kept them, would they just become another chain binding her and Theodore together?
But these were the children she had fought so hard to conceive.
Then, one day, Natalie called her out of the blue.
“Penelope, I saw Norton on set p>
Penelope shot up from her chair. “He’s at your film set p>
“Yes p>
“Keep an eye on him for me. I’m on my way now p>
Penelope gave Hannah a quick instruction and hurried downstairs. Once in her car,
she hesitated for a moment before calling Theodore.
She drove to the Zenith Group building, where Theodore was already waiting for
her.
Once he was in the car, Penelope sped toward Norton’s film set.
No matter what, Norton wasn’t hurt
and was doing fine, which was a
huge relief. But just as they were about to get on the highway Una called.
“Mr. Bishop collapsed at home. We rushed him to the hospital, and the doctors say
his condition is very serious p>
Hearing this, Penelope quickly pulled the car over.
She looked at Theodore, who hesitated for only a second before saying, “You go
find Norton. I’ll go to the hospital p>
Penelope nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll bring Norton back p>
Theodore got out, and Penelope watched him get into a taxi before she felt at ease enough to drive onto the highway.
After more than two hours on the
highway and another two on winding mountain roads, she finally arrived at Natalie’s film set but as soon as
at Natt of the car, Natalie
she got
ran
over, exclaiming, “Norton ran off again p>