Chapter 228

“I… I won’t tell them.”
“I’m sure you’re not stupid enough to. Now that you’ve been fired, if they found out, they’d immediately demand that six hundred thousand back from you.”
A chill crept up Susan’s spine. It was one move after another. Penelope was a dangerously cunning woman. The biggest mistake she ever made was provoking her. What a fool she had been.
After leaving SoC Corp., Penelope went to see Mr. Olson. Her cold had worsened, and she couldn’t bear it any longer. She needed some real medicine.
“Here. One packet per dose. It won’t interfere with the other medicine you’re taking,” Mr. Olson said.
Penelope let out a long sigh. “Lately, I haven’t been drinking or eating spicy food. I go to bed early, wake up early, maintain a regular schedule, and I’m trying to stay calm and emotionless. I’m practically ready to join a convent.”
Mr. Olson chuckled. “Then why did I detect such a fiery pulse when I checked you just now?”
“I don’t start fights, but people keep starting them with me.”
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“So I hit back.”
“And you’re still so fired up?”
Penelope tried to pinpoint the source of her frustration. When something occurred to her, she leaned in and whispered to the old man, “That ‘no intimacy for a month’ rule… is that set in stone, or is there some flexibility?”
Mr. Olson’s mouth twitched. “You greedy girl.”
“If you had to face a man as gorgeous as Theodore every day, and could only look but not touch, you’d be greedy too!”
It wasn’t that she hadn’t had a taste, but she was far from satisfied. It only made her hungrier.
After a bit more playful banter with Mr. Olson, Penelope hailed a cab to the Johnson family’s estate.
On the way, she was scrolling
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through her phone and inevitably came across a post about Donald This time, a fan had captured a video of him and his family entering a high end hotel. He was holding his wife’s hand, while Yvonne supported a white-haired but still robust old man-Hans Bishop, the patriarch of the Bishop family and Yvonne’s grandfather.
Hans had two sons. The eldest, Donald, had no interest in the family business dedicating his life to his acting career. The second son had contributed significantly to the company’s growth and had two sons and a daughter of his own, yet the old man still intended to pass the reins of the company to his favorite granddaughter, Yvonne.
The Bishop family was clearly orchestrating a public narrative of the deep bond between grandfather and granddaughter to pave the way for Yvonne’s takeover of the Bishop Group. But the second son’s family wasn’t sitting idly by. As soon as Yvonne returned to the country, they pushed their eldest son into the spotlight, even earning public favor through his philanthropic work.
The waters of the Bishop family ran deep; the power struggle had already begun.
Penelope was like any other casual observer. If it was interesting, she’d watch; if not, she’d scroll past. It had nothing to do with her.
But sometimes, she would remember her mother’s words as the police were taking her away, telling her to go to the Bishop family and ask Donald to raise her. She had added one more thing: If Donald won’t take you in, go beg your grandfather. He’s a charitable old man. He’ll take care of you!
But that day, through the pouring rain, she had seen that old man standing at the window, his eyes filled with nothing but cold indifference.
When she arrived at the Johnson estate, Una told her that her had had gone to the school to see Timothy, and Mr. Johnson was in his study.
“He has a guest.”
Penelope felt it would be polite to go and say hello. But as she approached the study door, she was surprised to find that the guest was Hans Bishop.
“Carson, who exactly is this daughter-in-law of yours? Is she really more outstanding than my granddaughter?”
“Master, she is second to none.”
“Alright, let’s not beat around the bush. I’m here to propose a match for my granddaughter. She has her heart set on your son!”
“You must be joking. My son and my daughter-in-law are already legally married. Their wedding is in a few days!”
“They can get a divorce! The bride at the wedding can be changed!”