Chapter 555

The man sized Penelope up again, his interest growing even stronger.
“Don’t I look familiar to you?”
She had thought he looked familiar from the first moment she saw him, but she couldn’t place him.
“I’m told I look quite a bit like someone.”
Someone? Who?
Penelope stared at the man, trying hard to remember, wracking her brain until a face suddenly came to mind.
“You’re Theodore’s
The man’s smile deepened. “I’m his cousin. Maybe he’s mentioned me to you.” Penelope immediately tensed up. He was Marico Stapleton!
The notorious troublemaker who was a constant headache for the Stapleton family!
“You know, I do have some principles. I usually don’t mess around close to home, but in your case
Penelope narrowed her eyes. “I’m not your territory to mess with, but I do know how to fight. Care for a match?”
“Ha, just like Theodore’s woman. Fiery, as expected.”
“Your mouth is as foul as your pickup lines.”
“You should call me ‘brother.””
“As if you’re worthy?”
“God, you’re just my type.”
Penelope glared at the grinning Marico, biting her lip in frustration. It was the first time in her life she’d lost a battle of words. It wasn’t that she lacked a sharp wit, but she couldn’t match his shamelessness.
She didn’t want to deal with Marico anymore, so she turned to Yvonne.
“You certainly have a type. But please, keep him on a leash so he doesn’t go around causing trouble for everyone else!”
With that, Penelope turned and walked away.
“Penelope! I’m warning you, get out of Orenth and don’t let me see you again!”
Yvonne yelled at her retreating back.
Penelope just waved a dismissive hand. “If you actually had the power to make that happen, I really wouldn’t dare come back.”
Once in her car, Penelope couldn’t
help but wonder what was going on. Yvonne had been so desperately in love with Theodore resorting to all sorts of schemes. Yet, after her divorce from Theodore, Yvonne hadn’t pursued him. Instead, she’d gotten together with his cousin?
Marico, of all people. She really was playing with fire.
For the next two days, Penelope and Natalie Taylor took turns staying with Kristin at
the hospital.
That afternoon,
Natalie received a
call from a friend inviting her to
dinner. Natalie hesitated, but the consistent, that she
invitation was so insistent t
eventually agreed. After asking
Penelope to look after Kristin she got dressed up and went to meet her friend.
This friend was a very famous director. The role that had won Natalie her Best Actress award was in one of his television series. They had become friends after that collaboration, drawn together by mutual admiration.
“Where’s Mrs. Jenkins? Why didn’t she come?”
When Natalie entered the private room and saw Dylan Jenkins sitting alone, she couldn’t help but ask.
“She just had her baby, so it’s not convenient for her to go out.”
Natalie’s eyes lit up. “She gave birth? Wasn’t her due date next month?”
“She delivered early, but it wasn’t premature. Both mother and child are perfectly healthy.”
“A boy or a girl?”
At the mention of this, Dylan broke into a proud smile.
“Say no more, it must be a girl,” Natalie said.
Dylan and his wife had been married for over a decade but had put off having children due to their busy careers. When they were older and finally wanted a child, they struggled because of declining health.
After meeting Kristin, Dylan had desperately wanted a daughter, and now his wish had finally come true.
“I’ve been helping Penelope during her postpartum recovery, so even though knew you and Kristin were in Qrenth, I haven’t had a chance to
to dinner. I got a gift for
Kristin; please give it to her for me.”
Natalie accepted the gift without ceremony.
She didn’t tell Dylan that Kristin was sick in the hospital, only that she had been sleeping when she left.
“Are you really not planning to act again?” Dylan asked after they had chatted for a while.