She retrieved her head and opened the door wide enough for her to pass. Penny carried her suitcase on her head while she tiptoed towards Grandma Cindy's section.She couldn't follow the main entrance as someone might see her, so, Grandma Cindy's back entrance was the most favorable option.She didn't want to risk being seen. Only God knew what Alexander would do to her.Penny told soundless but quick steps and soon she was at the entrance. She grabbed a single key from her pant pockets and unlocked the door. The door opened and Penny stepped out and closed it behind her.Once she was on the road, she quickly hailed a cab and gave an address. Entering into the safety of the moving cab, Penny finally removed the hoodie from her head and let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding.Turning to look at the disappearing mansion behind her, tears rolled down her cheek. She felt bad going away from home but she would never regret it.***"It's high time you get married, Damien,"
Penny broke into hard sobs and her body was now quivering under the impact of her tears."Mother and father always made me believe you were a bad person and..." She paused to sniffle. "I believed them. I always did what they said because I thought they were right. I've been a fool and I just realized it. I'm so sorry, Eleanor. Please forgive me!"Angered and yet confused, Eleanor's heart tightened in concern for the crying girl. Standing up, she tried pulling Penny by the shoulder."Stand up, Penny. I have no grudges against you at all." she whispered.That was the truth. She had never harboured any ill feelings against the girl. When Alexander had brought in his mistress and her child, she had actually disliked the child. Then it dawned on her that the child was not at fault, she didn't chose to be born to a cheating couple.Eleanor stopped hating on the girl and transferred her aggression to Elaine and Alexander. She had tried everything she could to become a big sister to the gulli
The morning sun dropped its glorious beauty like showers of rain. The sky was bright and without a trace of gloominess to be found in it.Penny woke up feeling happy. Her heart, for some reason, felt inexplicably light. It was as if she slept on clouds. The atmosphere around her was simply... perfect.But, it was not so for the McKinleys..."Alexander, she is not in her room!" A frantic Elaine screamed in fear as she ran down the stairs.Her daughter was nowhere to be found.Alexander abruptly stood up from the couch. "What!?" he walked to Elaine, "Are you sure about that?"Elaine nodded tearfully. "I searched her room, closet, and bathroom, but she was not in anyone."A frown found its way to Alexander's face. Earlier, when Elaine made mention of Penny not being in the mansion, he had taken it to be one of her useless pranks. It seemed she was serious after all."Did she mention going anywhere to you at any time?" He asked.Elaine shook her head. "She did not. We had a chat yesterday
After breakfast, Penny went out to see a friend while Eleanor returned to her room. She thought she would go through some emails Jonathan had sent some days back before she leaves for the Anderson family villa.It was an hour to noon when Cassie walked into her room to remind her of her date with some guy.Cassie had pressured her some weeks back to give the guy a chance. Eleanor didn't even have an idea who the guy was, so, it was more of a blind lunch date.Eleanor frowned and whined as she closed her laptop. She swirled her chair to face Cassie who was rummaging through her closet, looking for 'God knows what'.Cassie hissed."You promised, El! A promise!" Cassie reminded.Eleanor bit her lips as realization hit her. She had made a promise and she wasn't going to break it. It was definitely not her style: breaking promises."Not like I'm gonna have to listen to anything he says, so..." She muttered under her breath but she knew that Cassie had heard her loud and clear.Cassie prete
"Grandma?" Eleanor called gently.The old woman's eyes instantly snapped open while the other two finally realized another presence in the room.Becca who sat on the other couch screamed, "She's here!"Grandma Sophie stood up excitedly and stretched her arms. "Eleanor? Is that really you?" Eleanor nodded and fell into the old woman's warm embrace. "Yes, grandma. It's me. I missed you!""Oh, child." Grandma Sophie laughed loudly.Becca frowned when the duo didn't break from each other for a while. "Ahem!" She cleared her throat, "Hello! We're not invisible!"The other woman by her side who looked alot like her giggled and said, "You actually are invincible, Becca."Becca turned to her sister and pinched her. "Bella, you're only jealous because Eleanor loves me more than you!""That's not true!" Bella retorted. She turned to the old lady and said, "Grandma, see that?"Eleanor laughed and pulled the two into her arms. "I love you both. The same!"Becca felt satisfied. She stuck her ton
When Eleanor arrived at the cozy coffee shop, she stood at the entrance. Her eyes scanned the entire time for her 'date'. She had no idea who or what he was. Cassie had only told her he wore glasses and had brown hair.Heaven knows how many guys with brown hair with glasses in New York City.As she looked, she finally noticed a man waving to her from his seat in a corner.Eleanor quickly assessed him.Brown hair, check.Glasses, check.Clutching her purse tightly, she walked to where he sat.She could turn around and leave, but that would be a waste of time. She might as well just deal with it now that she was here.Eleanor almost rolled her eyes at the thought of spending an hour or two with a total stranger.When she got to the table, she looked at the man who was standing and looking at her with a wide grin on his face."Hello" He greeted politely.Eleanor now regretted why she hadn
When Eleanor woke up, the kids were no longer in the room with her. She was least bit worried since Becca and Bella were infatuated with twins like them.Eleanor took a quick glance around the room as she folded into a sitting position. The room was not as big as her bedroom at home but it was warm and cozy. The royal blue and white colour tone of the room did not come off as a surprise to her as she knew about her mother's obsession to those colours. Guess it was in the genes after all; she and Tasha had that obsession.After taking a hot water shower, she put on her favorite leather pants and decided to tour the closet since she hadn't seen it.Eleanor noticed a small door at a corner of the room. It was hardly noticeable as it had been painted to blend so perfectly with the royal blue wall surrounding its area. She thought for a while what lies behind the door. After a minute, she decided to push it open and was surprised to find it unlocked.'Hmm' she thought and took a few steps
The sun was already settling down for its sleep when Damien finally woke up from his long sleep. There was this throbbing pain at the back of his neck that made him scrunch up his nose and almost shriek. He knew it to be due to the many bottles of hard liquor he took the previous night.Speaking of which...His eyes looked frantically around the room and were surprised to find himself in his room. How the hell did he get here? Wasn't he at the bar last night? Or did... It finally dawned on him:Eddy... Damien recalled seeing Eddy's face before blacking out. It must have been Eddy's work, bringing him home. Damien shoved his hand into his hair and shut his eyes tight. A deep sigh left his lips and he thought of how much Eddy had been doing for him. The guy was just too good, he did beyond his job description.Letting it all wash away with another elongated sigh, he pulled the sheets from his body and got off the bed. His legs led him to the bathroom.As the warm water cascaded down