Chapter 394 Mrs. Bishop pressed a hand to her heart. The emcee had invited Mrs. Stapleton to the stage. What was Yvonne doing up there? Did she think no one in the room knew who the real Mrs. Stapleton was? By forcing herself into the spotlight like this, she was
Chapter 393 Yvonne looked toward the stage, where Theodore was giving his opening remarks. The spotlight cast a halo around his straight-backed figure. He was like the brightest star in a galaxy, composed, powerful, and radiant. How could she not be drawn to a man like that? How could she
Chapter 392 “I’m not going p> “Perhaps Ms. Bishop is sensitive to the cold. Very well p> Several of the ladies secretly gave Penelope a thumbs-up for her sharp tongue. The gala was in the evening, and from the moment she arrived that morning until just before the event began,
Chapter 391 Penelope found the move childishly transparent, but she wasn’t about to let it slide. As she started to walk over, Mrs. Bishop stepped in her path. “You really have no sense of occasion, Ms. Laurier,” Mrs. Bishop said with a disapproving frown. “It’s quite chilly out here, and
Chapter 390 “Why haven’t you been over these past few days?” he asked, a hint of complaint in his voice. Penelope secretly stuck her tongue out. She’d been so focused on dealing with Mrs. Bishop that she had inadvertently neglected him. But she would never admit that. Instead, she turned
Chapter 389 Penelope had recorded the entire call. She handed the phone to her brother and told him to export the audio file. As he worked, Timothy seethed. “I’m going to post this online. It’ll go viral. Let’s see how Judy faces the world after this p> Penelope shook her
Chapter 388 “You claimed online that Edith came to you for money p> “Edith?” Jack looked up again, trying to get a better look at Penelope. “What… what’s your relationship with Edith p> “Stop wasting time. Answer me p> “Yes, she came to me. She said… she said she wanted
Chapter 387 A bodyguard rounded the corner, and the two of them quickly slipped away. Back in the car, Timothy was fuming, angry that Penelope had stopped him from storming in to confront Donald and Mrs. Bishop. “Who knows more about what happened back then, you or me?” Penelope asked,
Chapter 386 “Alright,” Mrs. Bishop said with a small smile. “But you don’t have to say you’re sorry. We’re husband and wife; we don’t need that between us p> Donald took her hand. “You’ve put up with so much over the years p> She squeezed his hand back. “When I
Chapter 385 Jack was the one who took the beating, but it was Donald who ended up in the hospital. He’d collapsed from the sheer rage of it all. Penelope and Timothy slipped past the bodyguards and made their way to Donald’s hospital room, hoping to finally get some answers
Chapter 384 “I’ll continue taking the medicine,” she said. Even if Mrs. Stapleton hadn’t come today, she would have continued the treatment. Partly because she did want children, but also for her own health. Theodore had made that clear last night-the main reason he insisted she take it was for
Chapter 383 Penelope walked over and noticed how haggard Mrs. Stapleton looked. Her eyes were unfocused and trembling, as if she were deeply frightened. But when she saw Penelope, she took a sharp breath, straightened her back, and put on her usual imperious air. “You’ve done quite a number on
Chapter 382 Theodore pressed his forehead against hers. “Life is unpredictable. No one can foresee what will happen, and no one can escape it p> Penelope knew he carried his own deep pain, so she leaned in and kissed him gently. “When I was eight, that monster Lucien… I watched
Chapter 381 The night was long. Penelope felt like a fish caught in a raging sea. He would toss her to the crest of a wave, only to let her crash back down into the depths. She would struggle, gasping for air, and just as she was about to drown,
Chapter 380 It wasn’t until the moment Mr. Anderson’s urn was placed in the burial plot, just before the earth was to be filled in, that she finally snapped back to reality. She fell to her knees, clutching the urn. “Dad, why didn’t you let me be with you at
Chapter 379 For the next few days, Penelope went to work as usual, but she avoided both the Johnson estate and Theodore’s apartment. Mr. Johnson noticed her strange behavior but didn’t pry, only telling her that if Theodore had wronged her, he would stand up for her. Theodore, for his
Chapter 378 She and Theodore trusted each other. She could go to him and ask, clear up the uncertainty that now clouded her heart. With that thought, she started the car and drove straight to Theodore’s downtown apartment. She walked in just as he was arriving home, shrugging off his
Chapter 377 แ Mrs. Stapleton was clearly on edge, so Penelope tried to keep her own anger in check. “I came here tonight hoping we could have a civil conversation about Theodore and me p> “If I had known from the beginning that you were barren, I would never have
Chapter 376 “Mrs. Bishop knew he had someone else in his heart before she married him, but she went through with it anyway. His emotional distance and indifference often drove her to despair, which is why they fought so much. As for Edith, she seemed to have vanished. Donald has
Chapter 375 “I can’t find her p> “I can’t find her anymore p> “I… can’t find her p> Donald repeated the words three times as Penelope walked away, his voice trailing behind her. Of course he couldn’t find her. Twenty years ago, Edith had been released from prison and changed