Penny’s face was flushed from the whole dancing. He had taken off his suit with only his dress shirt on. The sleeves of his shirt had been rolled up, exposing his forearm. He looked so handsome under the bright light. Geez, Penny. The alcohol is doing a number on you if you are getting attracted to Mr. King. But who isn’t attracted to him? Then, she noticed him saying something. “What?” The music was too loud so she thought she heard Mr. King wrong. Penny heard him grunt. “Come.” He ordered. Her legs started moving and followed him to where the music was quiet. The restroom wasn’t farther from where they stood. “What were you doing here?” Killian demanded. “C-came to have fun.” Penny answered with a pout after stumbling over her words. “Throwing yourself at random men is fun?” He asked, scoffing at her. “Would you prefer if I threw myself at you instead?” Penny inquired, winking lazily at him. Killian stared at her with a look of confusion etched on his face. “You didn’t read
Penny was sleeping when her phone started ringing violently. She leapt out of her bed to shut down the annoying device but the caller ID made her pause.Killian King?When did he save his contact on my phone? “Hello?” She gingerly put the phone to her ear.“It’s Monday.” His deep voice came on.Penny blinked unable to connect the dots.Killian was quiet for a couple of seconds, “Don’t tell me you forgot about the appointment.”She rushed over to the bathroom with the phone in between her ear and shoulder. “No. Not at all.”“Tell me where you live. I will send my driver to get you.” Killian demanded.She was pressing some toothpaste on her brush. “I will meet you at the hospital. Just tell me where.”Seeing that she would be stubborn, he gave her the address of the hospital. She stiffened at the address.That is the same hospital my brother was admitted.That posed some major problem for her. She proceeded to shower in lightning speed and threw on a big shirt with a pair of cargo pant
Penelope could feel her being carried but the blow to her head made her unable to open her eyes. A familiar woody scent swarmed her nostrils.Had he come to save her? She lost unconsciousness again, knowing that she was in safe hands.***“When will she wake up?” Killian asked, staring steely at the doctor.“S-soon.” The doctor sputtered, unable to hold Killian’s gaze.The door opened to reveal a nurse, “Dr. Mace! You are needed in the OR.” The doctor scurried out of the room to follow the nurse.He felt relieved to be out of the same room with Killian.Killian stared at Penelope’s body on the bed. Had he gone too far? He ran his right hand through his hair before pulling out his phone to text a number.“Find him.”***Two days later…Penelope’s eyes fluttered open slowly. She took in her surroundings. The walls were white and the light was blindly. The intensity made her groan as she squinted her eyes.“Light. The light.” She whispered.Not a second later, the light was turned off.
“Penny! Where have you been?” Bryan asked sternly as soon as Penelope stepped through the doorway.Penelope stopped in her tracks. She had quickly rushed over to check up on him before following Ms. Flores to Killian’s manor. Ms. Flores insisted on going with her but she pleaded with her to stay outside.“Uh… I had some work to do.” She responded with a smile sheepishly.Technically, it wasn’t a lie.His gaze travelled from her head to toe. She had worn a beanie over her head so she wouldn’t answer his barrel of questions.“What are you wearing?” Bryan asked. The clothes were totally not my style. I preferred baggy and casual clothes. Not the black fitted jumpsuit with a pair of heels. She only dressed exotic to work.God forbade he saw the new iPhone 15 bought for her.“I borrowed it from a friend.” Penny lied.He definitely didn’t buy it but said nothing. She spent some minutes with him before she got ready to leave. “Bryan. Please, don’t give up hope. You will be out of here soon.
Killian informed his pilot of sudden need to fly to Europe. Van had resumed to his position from Max so he drove him to his port. “Good to have you back, Van.” Killian welcomed. He kept up the news and updates from his team regarding the fire outbreak in one of his factories overseas. “Good to be back, boss.” Van greeted back. Van was an older and more experienced driver. Right from when he went to high school, he had been Killian’s driver and sometimes confidant. “I’ll appreciate a heads up next time regarding the rookie.” Killian said lowly. Van bit his lips tightly. He just wanted to help the poor bloke. “I got him in because he needed help with some money. I am sorry, Mr. King.” He explained. “Run it by me next time.” Killian instructed. While Killian gave him the free reign in employing the drivers and some household staffs, Killian had the supreme authority. “Roger that, boss!” He acquiesced. They arrive at his port with the pilot waiting for him. Killian wasn’t thrille
Killian couldn’t believe the nerve of Penelope when he found her in the forbidden room. He had engraved it into everyone’s memory never to enter her room.“K-Killi-” Penelope stammered seeing how he marched towards her with intent. He grabbed her by the arm roughly and dragged her out of the room.His nails dug into her flesh, making her yelp in pain. “You are hurting me, Killian!” She shouted.Hailey and Ms. B could only watch the scene unfold before them as they were peeping through a window.Killian was deaf to her cries of pain. “WHY DID YOU GO IN THERE?!” He roared as he yanked the fur coat off Penelope without mining her tangled elbow in it.For the first time, Penelope was scared of him, especially with the incensed gaze. “P-please.” She pleaded.“THAT ROOM IS FORBIDDEN.” He growled in her ears making close her eyes and break into sobs. No one had been in the room since his wife’s death. Not even Killian.He couldn’t bear the thought of her death. So, he kept the room intact wi
It had been excruciating 48 hours for Killian.“S-sir! W-w can’t find her.” One of the men on his security team reported the bad news while catching the beads of sweat that had formed on his forehead.Killian calmly stood up from his chair in the study. “You can’t find her?” He asked, chuckling darkly.The man trembled under his ferocious glare. Others could only drop their heads in shame.He turned around and grabbed the vase on his table and lunged it in his direction. The man held his ear in pain as the vase grazed him. “You can’t fucking find her?! A measly little woman in San Francisco?”“You get paid for NOTHING!” He roared. “GET OUT! NOW! AND, DON’T RETURN UNTIL YOU FIND HER!”They all fleeted out in fear. Freddy who had been watching his childhood friend finally spoke.“She will be found.” He said, trying to calm him down.“But when? How could she just disappear without a trace?” Killian wondered and he ran his hand through his already dishevelled hair. “Where is Ms. Winters?”
What the hell is he doing here?She was already thinking of how else to get money for her brother’s surgery. Her disappearance from the hospital was spurred when she saw the bruise on her neck.I didn’t sign up my life along with my womb for money.He watched some other men hurdle around him out of nowhere. The hell? How long had he been watching her?But it was only Killian marching towards Penelope with intent, ditching the bodyguards. Penelope remained seated, unbothered.Killian got to where she was seated. “We need to talk.”The cat barred its teeth and claws at him when he spoke. Though it didn’t deter Killian, Penelope felt good about it. She wasn’t the only one that loathed his presence.Killian, however, maintained a safe distance from the cat as his nose began to itch.Seeing Penelope didn’t even spare him a glance, he tried again.“Please, Ms. Winters.” He said, lowering his voice. The words were foreign to him. If Jared saw him right then, he would deem Killian a weakling.