Novels by Penny gold

CHAPTER 113Wedding bells "Hi, everyone. What's going on here?Did I interrupt anything? I can see y'all are having a good time, right?" Doctor Mario dashed inside Stephanie's ward with a document in his possession. Stephanie's conversation with her Mom was fruitful as they made peace and vowed to improve each other. Personally, Mrs. Rolando instructed everyone to join them inside the ward while she used the opportunity to apologize to Chris for treating him like a piece of trash while he was married to her daughter, Stephanie. The whole family is set to put the past behind them and embrace a new beginning that would be beneficial to everyone. Stephanie's near-death experience made them realize that there's more to life rather than beefing each other. "Not at all. Doctor Mario." Stephanie smiled. "I'm glad you're here with us.You came at the right time. We were just discussing my discharge date before you showed up. What's the update, doctor?" "Somewhat Positive if I must

Family ties."How do you feel now?" Chris asked Stephanie while she lay on her sick bed. She had her bandages wrapped around her head to enable a speedy recovery. It's not even 48 hours yet and Stephanie has lost much weight due to the excess bleeding from her head."I feel some type of way right now. I just can't explain. I can't wait to stand on my feet again." Stephanie responded in a faint voice as she held Chris's hands so passionately and stared directly into his eyes, "Thank You!""For? I can't recall doing anything," Chris responded to pretend he didn't know what she was talking about."Come on, Chris. Don't act like you don't know. Of course, you know what I meant. Thank you for everything. I wasn't expecting you to come through for me in my distress and trust me, I don't take your kindness for granted. I want you to know that I appreciate everything you do for me and more," Stephanie buttressed and displayed her heartfelt gratitude. She forgot to address the horrible texts s

Mrs. Rolando's venom.Heavy falls of snow in June are not uncommon, and only for a short time towards the end of July are the nights exempt from light frosts.The climate is hot and humid in the lowlands and along lower places, but in the uplands, it is dry with high temperatures and a cool atmosphere.Mrs. Rolando hasn't shown up yet and everyone's worried. Her hastiness would determine how fast Stephanie would get better."Have you figured out what to do? We don't have plenty of time to gamble around," Doctor Mario asked Chris. He was taking a stroll when he saw Chris and Emily standing at the reception. He expected Chris to have fetched Stephanie's family members previously discussed in his office."I know, Doctor. I'm working towards that I just called her mom and she'll be here pretty soon. Just buy us more time, please," Chris pleaded.Emily wasn't paying attention to their discussion. She concentrated her gaze on a woman approaching from a distance which she suspected was Mrs

CHAPTER 109The agony of Stephanie."Mr. Chris. Are you there?" Mario waved at the lost Chris to rejuvenate his lost soul. His mind went blank the moment Mario disclosed traces of narcotics found inside Stephanie's system."I'm fine! I am just trying to process everything. I'm still in shock.' Christian placed his head on Mario's desk to nurse his pain.Christian is quite aware that Mario is telling the truth but he's scared to admit it. He would rather pretend not to know to avoid Mario from suspecting that Stephanie is into drugs. He wishes he could visit Jayden at the station and strangle him with bare hands. He's the reason they're into this mess."I want to ask an important question and I'll need you to be honest with me. Can you do that?" Mario asked."Sure!" Chris nodded in a faint voice. His baritone voice has disappeared mysteriously without a trace due to the overwhelming situation.Narrowing his gaze around his office, Mario slowly whispered, "Is Stephanie a drug addict?"

Compound Woes"She's not even responding, Chris. Please assist me in taking her inside," Emily begged Chris. Stephanie is losing a lot of blood and Emily isn't about it. Just when she thought their problems were over, Stephanie's accident gave me another reason to trap them back inside the hospital's premises."Where are we taking her to? I know a nearby hospital where Stephanie would receive the best treatment. Let's get her inside my car," Christian said. He knew where Emily was driving but he just wanted her to spell it out."What sort of question is that? Why take her elsewhere when we are in the right place?Can't you see that we are in the hospital already? We should carry her inside where she would be treated inside." She responded with a harsh voice."Hell no! There's no way Stephanie would be treated in this same hospital. Have you forgotten what happened recently? To me, this hospital is bad news and must be avoided at all costs." Chris instructed at the expense of Stephani

Breaking free.Brandy gritted his teeth, remembering how confident he was a couple of minutes ago. He doesn't feel the same anymore and fears the worst that's about to him. His sense of loss was so deep, that he thought it'd kill him some nights.He paced around the cell for a couple of minutes in his prison uniform looking restless. He can't withstand the pressure anymore."Calm down, bro. It'll be fine. You've got nothing to worry about. You've been restless since we got here. We don't need that negative energy right now. We just need to stay positive." Jayden walked up to Brandy and calmed his nerves. It's crazy how you're calming the same person you're banking on for your freedom."Get your hands off me. You're in no position to say that to me. How dare you ask to stay calm when you know the situation already? You don't expect me to sit down and fold my arms right? I'm working towards my freedom unlike you with no plan. My Dad isn't picking up his calls or responding to his texts

Sonia stared across the table at Deborah, the expensive crystal glass of water suddenly feeling heavy in her hand. The restaurant, though almost empty, seemed to amplify the silence hanging between them. Trail and monitor Vincent. You have just two months. I will pay you any amount of your choice.On one side, a whopping five million dollars had already landed in her bank account from Vincent to spy on Deborah. On the other, Deborah, eyes glinting with a dangerous mix of desperation and malice, was offering an open cheque to spy on Vincent.This is a crossroad for Sonia, she thought, the cliché ringing true in the dizzying reality of her situation. She wasn't just entangled; she was standing in the middle of a high-stakes, two-sided war, and both generals wanted her as their mole."Any amount of your choice, Sonia. Name it," Deborah pressed, her voice a low, urgent whisper that sliced through the restaurant's quiet ambiance. "And I assure you, it will be more than enough to make you f

The moment Sonia stepped out of Vincent’s sleek black car, her breath caught. This wasn’t just a house; it was a fortress of glass and stone, sitting high on a hill overlooking the city lights. It was beautiful, yes, but it felt cold, too—like a golden cage.Vincent wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her close as they walked up the wide, illuminated steps. “Welcome home, baby,” he murmured, his voice rich and satisfied.In her mind, Sonia still worried about Deborah. That image of Deborah peeking through her window, followed by the instant, sharp text: "Don’t play with me." It was a threat, a promise of trouble, and it was hard to shake.Inside, the house was huge and empty. White marble floors stretched out under high ceilings. Everything looked expensive, but nothing looked warm or lived in.Vincent stopped in the hallway. He turned her to face him, his hands resting on her shoulders. He noticed the serious look on her face, the way her eyes kept darting around instead of set

That was deep for Sonia, like hell she needs the money. Vincent treats her a slut no respect or regards, but he pays her good money, very huge dollars gets into her account after servicing him. About Deborah, years ago was very cruel to her.Sonia was confused and needed time to make a decision but she only has limited time. “Sonia accept my offer and enjoy without selling your body,” Deborah’s voice brought her to reality as she was lost in thought.“I need time to think about it,” Sonia said, she wouldn’t want to make a decision hastily. But the time the needed, Deborah does not have it.“Look Sonia, just monitor his moves and report to me daily. And you won’t be doing it alone, I will also hire a private person to help,” Debora told her and that sounded so nice and for that reason Sonia agreed to trail Vincent.“Whenever he comes around, be inquisitive,” Deborah added.Sonia accepted the offer but she wasn’t so sure to deliver, she only accepted because she has an assistance, but e

Deborah’s ultimate goal at the moment is to mess Vincent up, she needs to carry out all her plans within one month and she must ensure it goes successful.One more thing is needed to accomplish her plan, and that’s is to get Sonia on her side, this is a very difficult thing to do.“Convincing Sonia,” Deborah gnashed her teeth. A lot of stuffs are at stake here and she must tread carefully. For her to get Sonia on her side, she will have to detail her plans to her, both the evil and good ones, if there are good ones.And the risk is revealing her plans to Sonia, not knowing if she will agree to her plans. “She now gets a lot of money from Vincent and thus will not agree to work against her major source of income,” Deborah assumed.After pondering on the right step to take and still couldn’t figure anything tangible thing out, Deborah wet ahead and called Sonia.“Hello, and please be fast. And again I don’t want to discuss about that your arrogant ex-husband,” Sonia rudely approached fr

“Vincent,” she called. It was alarming to her that Vincent carries prostitute. Like who could have even thought it was possible? But then, She shouldn’t middle in his life just like he shouldn’t middle in hers.“Let me have my phone back,” Sonia screamed. But Debora was lost in thoughts far away, wondering why Vincent stooped so low as to start patronizing call girls.“That’s my husband on the phone asshole,” Deborah yelled at Sonia.Smiling she replied, “I know.”“Aunty Deborah, I knew that he was your husband even before he started sleeping with me. Maybe life gave to you what you wanted to give your sister Khloe,” Sonia smiled and continued.“I missed Quincy but getting Vincent wasn’t a bit hard, I cross my heart, I didn’t tell him to abandon you. It was his personal decision out of love for me,” Sonia went on and on amiting to her dirty life style with Vincent, she had no remorse.Deborah couldn’t believe her ear. It was hard for her to believe that it was all because of Sonia that

She broke her trust in the past, she failed the given task and went ahead to make a silly confession when she was caught.She could have just kept her mouth shut or apologize without calling names but she went ahead and called names and jeopardized a lot of things for Deborah.She looked at Sonia from head indirectly observing her looks. She looked expensive obviously doing well for herself. The Sonia Deborah used to know was lowlife and cheap. She was always lost in deep thoughts thinking about her then sick brother.“I sighted you from a distance when you were at the receptionist,"Sonia tried to explain herself over again but Deborah cut her shot, “You already said it before."Deborah didn’t sound friendly one bit but Sonia wasn’t shocked. She didn’t expect her to be nice, not after all she did to her in the past.“So why did you trail me up to my room? I am sure you know all ties are cut?" She has to be forward and that’s typical of Deborah, she doesn’t like beating about the bus