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Then, without wasting another second and without allowing the silence to stretch long enough for anyone to fill it with more questions or more tension, Penelope spoke again, her voice soft but clear, and there was a faint smile on her lips now, not mocking, not cruel, but satisfied in a way that made Megan's jealousy flare even hotter."I will be expecting your call," Penelope said, her words directed at Otis but her eyes already beginning to drift elsewhere, as though the exchange had concluded to her satisfaction and there was no reason to linger in the awkwardness that now filled the space around them.Then she turned.She looked at Megan.She looked at Melissa.She held their gazes for just a moment, long enough for them to understand that she had seen everything, felt everything, understood everything, and then, with that same faint smile still playing at the corners of her mouth, she shook her head ever so slightly, a gesture that could have meant anything or nothing but somehow
Chapter 103
Then, without wasting another second and without allowing the silence to stretch long enough for anyone to fill it with more questions or more tension, Penelope spoke again, her voice soft but clear, and there was a faint smile on her lips now, not mocking, not cruel, but satisfied in a way that made Megan's jealousy flare even hotter."I will be expecting your call," Penelope said, her words directed at Otis but her eyes already beginning to drift elsewhere, as though the exchange had concluded to her satisfaction and there was no reason to linger in the awkwardness that now filled the space around them.Then she turned.She looked at Megan.She looked at Melissa.She held their gazes for just a moment, long enough for them to understand that she had seen everything, felt everything, understood everything, and then, with that same faint smile still playing at the corners of her mouth, she shook her head ever so slightly, a gesture that could have meant anything or nothing but somehow
Chapter 102
In the meantime, upon hearing Otis say that he was going to give Penelope a call, upon hearing those simple words spoken so calmly and so directly without any hesitation or shame, Megan felt something inside her snap in a way she had not anticipated, something that had been sitting quietly beneath her confusion and doubt all evening but had now, with those few words, broken loose and flooded through her with a force she could barely contain, because this was no longer abstract tension or vague suspicion or even private frustration, this was jealousy, raw and undeniable and impossible to dress up as anything else, and it burned through her chest with a heat that made her hands tighten into fists at her sides even as she tried desperately to keep her face from betraying the full extent of what she felt.Melissa, standing beside her, was not faring much better, though her reaction took a different shape entirely, less jealousy and more pure shock, the kind of shock that comes when reality
Chapter 101
At that moment, without wasting another second and without allowing even a trace of protest to rise to her lips, Penelope accepted what Otis had said with the kind of disciplined grace that belonged only to women who had learned, from a very early age, how to conceal disappointment beneath elegance, for she knew fully well that this was not a man she could question carelessly, nor one whose words she could oppose simply because her own wishes had been denied, and so, despite the faint sting of frustration that passed through her chest when she realized that the dinner she had boldly asked for would not happen that night, she chose not to challenge him, chose not to embarrass herself by insisting, and chose instead to lower her head in quiet acknowledgement, as though she were honoring not just his refusal but the mysterious weight that seemed to follow him wherever he stood."Well," she said softly, her voice composed even though the rejection had not been easy to swallow, "it is such
Chapter 100
"I'm sorry if what I said offends you completely," he said. "I'm very, very sorry. I didn't mean to overstep. I know they wouldn't be able to offer you anything that would make this worth your time, I know that for a fact, but at the same time, I also know they are in a very critical condition right now. And if you don't want to do it, then no problem at all. I understand completely. I just felt like you were going to be my only hope in all of this. He's my friend. He's practically a brother to me, and his son is almost like my own son as well. But that is my own business to carry, not yours, and I shouldn't have—"Before he could finish burying himself further in apology, Otis finally spoke, cutting through the rambling with the same unhurried steadiness that had defined everything he'd said all evening."Send me the address," Otis said simply. "I will be with you in no time."For a moment, there was nothing on the other end of the line, not because Mr. Ben had grown silent out of co
Chapter 99
Penelope did not even spare Sebastian’s friend a proper glance.His interruption, bold though he had intended it to sound, dissolved in the air almost the moment it left his mouth, because Penelope carried the kind of presence that made certain people feel insignificant without her needing to humiliate them directly, and so instead of acknowledging his desperate attempt to insert himself into the conversation, she let her attention remain exactly where she wanted it, on Otis, as though no one else in the room had truly earned the right to matter in that instant.Then, with that same composed elegance that had already unsettled everyone once before, she stepped forward just slightly and spoke again, her tone still smooth, still feminine, but this time carrying a degree of seriousness that transformed the entire atmosphere around her."Mr. Otis," she said, and there was now a note of respect in the way she addressed him that nobody failed to hear, "can you do me a favor?"The room becam
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