“Please.” Hailey begged.“No, Hailey. You can’t touch my hair again.” Penelope objected while squinting her eyes.“But it is so silky and smooth.” Hailey whined. “I promise not to cut it for my collection.”Penelope stared at her strangely, “Never met anyone as weird as you.”The comment made Hailey grin, “It is because I am one of a kind.” She said, bashing in the glory of the compliment.Penelope rolled her eyes at her theatrics. “When is the vet coming?” She inquired. Before her arrival at the manor, the cat was sent to the vet for proper treatment.“Uh… She said they would be here by 4:30 pm.” Ms. B answered as she chopped some vegetables while Penelope was on the onions duty. Most of her time was spent assisting in the kitchen. She could also expand her culinary skills. Her mother was a chef for an elite household before she was diagnosed with cancer.Her dream was inspired by her mother but nature wasn’t kind to her so she opted for a business related course which she couldn’t e
Chapter 19Penelope returned to the party in cautious steps.If the body wasn’t found, why was she declared dead?Her mind reeled, unable to comprehend the revelation. The woman that attacked at the mall.Maybe she knew something. She remembered the night she met Killian when he was called a murderer.Her mind refused to connect the dots. He couldn’t possibly kill her, could he? Many rumours had spread over the years about the Kings. Some said they could make anyone disappear at will and the authority wouldn’t bat an eyelash.Good lord, Penny. Your mind is running wild. That is completely ridiculous. No one is above the law.“Finally, I get to meet the infamous Ms. Winters.” Penelope heard a voice. She looked up to see two men watching her strangely. Shew was familiar with one of them but had no idea who the other one was. But with his dashing looks, he could pass for a model or celebrity.“Huh?”“I am Nathan Freight. We couldn’t meet that night because of a brute.” He introduced hims
Penelope’s gaze snapped to look at Killian in bewilderment. She used her index finger to subtly pat her ears to ensure she heard well. Had he had too much to drink? “W-what? She is your w-woman?” He stammered, then scoffed, refusing to believe Killian. “Impossible!” She is just some who-” “I dare you to complete that statement and you will have nowhere to run your petty oil business in San Francisco.” He warned dangerously, pinning him down with a steely gaze. McBland gulped in fear. His plan to intimidate Ms. Winters really backfired on him. Seeing Nathan and Freddy didn’t help at all. The trio had a reputation which preceded them. You messed with one, they would all come for you. “I am-m s-sorry, Mr. King.” He said shamefully, looking at his feet, unable to hold Killian’s gaze as he apologized. “Leave. Now.” Killian ordered. Some security men had waited near the scene to escort him out. Penelope let out a huge sigh of relief as she watched him leave. “I can take care of mysel
The tires of the car screeched loudly on the asphalt, almost rendering Penelope deaf as she grabbed the passenger seat in front of her out of fear. A car had recklessly over taken them which almost sent their car straight into the other car. “Are you okay?” Max inquired fearfully. He was definitely getting fired. “Pull over!” Penelope ordered as she rushed out of the car to catch her breath. Max fiddled with the seatbelt for some seconds before running after Penelope but stayed some feet away from her. “Are y-you okay, ma’am?” He asked timidly, fiddling with his index fingers. Penelope was bent down by the side of the road and straightened her posture after she got some air in her lungs. “I am so s-sorry.” Max quickly apologized, staring at the ground. “I didn’t mean to take my eyes off the road.” Penelope stared at him for a long time. When he didn’t hear any response from her, he looked up and locked gaze with her. He wondered what her reaction would be? What if she told the b
Killian drew in a sharp breath. He heard some voices in the background, “Where are you and why are you with her phone?” Hailey shivered at his icy tone. She had lied earlier using his name. “W-we… I am at the park. Uh… I think she dropped her phone.” “Who authorized you?!” He bellowed. “I uh … N-no one.” She stammered in fear. Shit! Penelope couldn’t have dropped her phone intentionally. What if she had been kidnapped? Fearfully, she concluded, “I think s-something is wrong, Mr. King.” Killian slammed his hand on his mahogany desk in his office. Penelope jumped in fright at the thunderous sound. He ended the call and called his team. “Find where Ms. Winters is right now!” He barked into the phone. They all scrambled to work by checking the surveillance cameras around the park. “Handle Benson for me.” Killian instructed Ms. Flores. Benson was a business associate who had scheduled a meeting with him. She got to work immediately. He got a footage where he saw Penelope being d
“They are all gone.” Lance, his security team head, reported to Killian, breaking the moment between Penelope and him. He nodded. Penelope shivered in his arms when he cut off the binds. Seeing that, he took off his suit and draped it on her shoulders. He carried her bridal style all the way to his car. Penelope was quiet the entire ride. She revelled in the warmth from Killian’s body. Her mind couldn’t comprehend what happened earlier. Her heart was beating very fast. It was unusual for her. Killian didn’t let her go the entire back to the manor. He used one arm to hold her tightly to his chest while he used the other to slowly caress her arm. Penelope subconsciously rested on the crook of his neck, breathing his scent in. “Killian.” She mumbled. “I got you, Penelope.” Killian assured her as they returned to his manor. “Make sure the doctor is at the manor when we arrive.” Killian instructed one of his men. Ms. B and Hailey were pacing at the entrance of the manor, waiting for
Joe shivered at the ferocious voice over the phone. So, he ran to where his master was.“Mr. King!” He yelled all over the Villa.“Is the world on fire?” Jared inquired indifferently.“It is K-Killian. He asked for you.” Joe quickly delivered as he held onto his phone tightly.“Tell him I have gone on a business trip.” He quipped. The last thing he wanted was to deal with his son’s temper.But before he could speak into the phone, voices were heard.“Master! You can’t go in.” The guards all shouted. They tried to stop him but none of them could touch him if they wanted their heads intact on their necks.“Shit!” Joe cursed out in fear. He attempted to block his master’s view but was pushed aside violently by Killian.Jared rolled his eyes at his incompetent hires.I really need to fire the lot of these.“Jared.” Killian sneered when he saw his father sitting leisurely and watching over the terrains.“Killian.” Jared called him with the same tone. “What brings you here?”Killian scoffed
Betsy looked at Penelope suspiciously as she held her daughter, Brianne’s hand. Penelope was shocked to see her.“Betsy?” She asked, her eyes darting towards Max and Ms. Flores. “Hi!” She squealed awkwardly.How had she recognized her? What if someone else could recognize her as well? Penelope couldn’t dissipate her wariness.“Uhm… She is a friend. I will be back.” She said to Ms. Flores in a hushed tone. Thereafter, she proceeded to Betsy was with Brianne.“It has been a while, Betsy.” She greeted and said hello to Brianne.“Yes. Uh… Who are they?” Betsy, unable to control her urge for gossip, asked. Penelope needed to stir the conversation to something else. Betsy knows nothing about her life and she wanted to keep it that way.“How is the Shelter?” Penelope asked.“The Orphanage is doing fine. That is an exotic car.” She marvelled at the sight of the Black Rolls Royce.“Well, are you seeing a doctor?” She continued to preoccupy Betsy’s wandering mind. She jolted out of her reveri