Chapter 514

“You’ve seen me before?” she asked.
“Only on a security camera.”
“Timothy’s security camera?”
Julian’s eyes flickered. “Yes.”
Penelope narrowed her eyes. “You hacked his security feed!”
“Hacked’ is the wrong word. I simply ‘gained access’ to his laptop.’
“So you saw me?”
“And your… indecent video.”
Penelope wanted to cough up blood. How on earth was Theodore raising his son!
“Don’t get the wrong idea. I told you, I accessed his laptop.”
Penelope had indeed gotten the wrong idea, but it wasn’t an unreasonable assumption.
“At your young age, you should be developing a proper sense of ethics, values, social responsibility
“Are you my mother?”
Penelope’s eyes flew open. How did he know? Had she let something slip? It was over. How was she supposed to face this child? She was completely unprepared!
“You’re not my mother, so what right do you have to lecture me!” With that, Julian shot Penelope a disdainful look.
Penelope froze, and as she came back to her senses, she felt an urge to smack him.
Just then, the bodyguards entered the ballroom and immediately spotted her. “Uh, kid, I’m in a hurry. We’ll talk later.”
She started to leave, but Julian grabbed her arm.
“You can’t escape.”
“You don’t need to worry about that.”
Julian lifted his chin. “Seeing as you might become my aunt one day, it’s my duty to help you.”
“That’s really not necessary.”
“Follow me!”
Seeing the boy’s confident expression, Penelope thought for a moment and decided to follow him. They quickly reached the main area of the reception. Someone was giving a speech on stage, so the lighting below was dim.
Penelope used the darkness to her advantage, weaving with Julian through a crowd of men in suits and women in evening gowns until they reached a corner.
There was a heavy curtain there, and Julian told her to hide behind it.
Seeing that the bodyguards had already reached the main floor,
Penelope had no choice but tool.n
the boy said, ducking behind the curtain.
Julian, meanwhile, sat down at a outside the curtain
table jus
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ordered a glass of juice anet
small desserts from a waiter.
Hidden inside, Penelope pulled out her phone to check the time, wondering if she could still make back to the town tonight, Just then, a small piece of cake was passed through the curtain.
She took it and whispered, “Thank you.”
It was a chocolate mousse cake, a bit sweet. She ate it all because she was hungry,
but it left a cloying taste in her mouth.
“Hey kid, could you get me a glass of water, please?”
The person outside didn’t respond. She waited a moment, then urged him again.
“I’m really thirsty. Please get me some water quickly.”
She whispered again, but still got no answer.
Was this kid doing it on purpose?
She reached through the curtain and gave him a light nudge…
Wait, that didn’t feel right.
“Theodore, what are you doing sitting here? Everyone’s been looking for you!”
Who?
Theodore!
Penelope’s eyes widened. So the person sitting just outside, separated from her by nothing but a curtain, was Theodore!
“My son went to get me some water. I’m waiting for him here.”
When Theodore’s voice sounded from the other side, Penelope completely panicked.
“Hey, you don’t look so good.”
Penelope swallowed hard. The person speaking was Michael.
“Don’t I?”
“Who pissed you off? Nobody would dare, right? Not unless they have a death wish.”
“Heh. Some people in this world just don’t value their lives.”
“Who?”
“Not worth mentioning. It’s disgusting just thinking about it.”