CHAPTER 108
Author: Vicky
last update2026-05-03 22:47:07

At that moment, the instant Penelope heard what her mother said, it felt as though the world inside the car shifted violently beneath her.

Her entire expression changed.

The calmness she had been carrying only seconds ago vanished at once, replaced by shock so raw that for a moment she could not even breathe properly.

Her fingers tightened around the phone. Her eyes widened. Her thoughts scattered in all directions at once, crashing over each other so fast that none of them could settle.

"What
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