Semua Bab Save the Tears for Someone Who Cares: Bab 531 - Bab 540

After a while, Penelope struggled to her feet, rubbed her wrist, and headed back to the bedroom.Leaning against the couch, she called Ian. As soon as the call connected, she began to speak in a choked voice, "Ian, I've been terribly bullied here at Lloyd Manor."Ian's cold voice came through from the other end, "So?"Penelope froze. That wasn't how Ian usually treated her. With the child's identity still uncertain, Ian usually tried to keep her happy—not cold and indifferent like this.Right then, Ian spoke again, "Penelope, I already know who my child is."Penelope's eyes grew wide as she rose to her feet. "How's that possible?"…In the meantime, when Irene left Starborne Entertainment, she spotted Eugene's car driving off in the distance. She immediately ran over to Jacklyn's studio and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jacklyn safe and sound.As she walked further in, she found that Liam and Theodore were there, too.After a quick conversation, she learned that

"What proof could you possibly have? The last person to watch over the soup as it simmered was one of the maids. By your logic, she had the opportunity to poison it, too!" Lara shot back.She was genuinely afraid Liam would continue with his accusations. Her eyes darted around, frantically searching among the maids nearby.Suddenly, her gaze landed on one of the older maids in the kitchen. "It was her! She must've tampered with the soup when I wasn't around."The maid hurriedly started pleading, "Ma'am, please! I'm innocent. I've worked in this household for many years without any incidents. I would never hurt Mr. Robertson Senior!"Lara rushed over, grabbed the maid by the collar, and tried to drag her out of the room. That caused the maid to stumble, and she went crashing to the floor.Poisoning someone was a serious crime—she didn't have the nerve to do such a thing. Lifting her head, she looked up at Liam and pleaded, "Sir, it really wasn't me."Amid the chaos, Liam remained

Jacklyn's voice was calm, but her words made the two men's hearts tremble. Why was she so difficult to deal with?The man instantly looked up to retort, "That's an invasion of privacy! How can you just go through other people's call logs?""Then, I'll just have to call the police and have them check."Jacklyn methodically drew out their statements one by one, and even Eugene could tell that something was suspicious about them just by listening.Finally, the two men couldn't hold it in any longer and quickly pleaded for mercy, "Don't call the police! We were wrong! We'll tell the truth!"Jacklyn looked up, her cool gaze landing on Eugene. Even though she didn't say anything, her eyes seemed to be saying, "This is your so-called evidence?"Eugene looked down at the two men who were still begging."It's not her?" he asked again stubbornly.The two men nodded, panic clear on their faces."We don't know who it was either. The other party contacted us and gave us a sum of money. The

Penelope had been anxious for several days after that call with Ian. When she learned that he had returned from his business trip, she quickly found an opportunity to meet him.Before she could even say a word, Ian cut straight to the point. "Lucy Cullen's my daughter."It wasn't a question but a statement.Penelope panicked. "How did you know?"As he saw how nervous she looked, his eyes flickered slightly, and the last shred of uncertainty he had vanished completely."So it's true."Ian's eyes darkened, and his expression became terrifyingly stormy. "My own daughter has been right under my nose for so long. If I hadn't brought it up, were you planning on keeping it a secret from me forever?"Penelope had dragged this matter out again and again. She'd done all sorts of things, and yet she never once mentioned Lucy.Ian's patience had run out, and that was why he pretended to already know the truth. Surprisingly, she fell for his bluff.Only then did Penelope realize that Ian's

Jacklyn didn't even spare Eugene a glance as she walked right past him. "What does that have to do with you?"Eugene took a big step to catch up to her, pretending not to notice her cold expression as he continued, "Did you meet with Ian because you have some dirt on Penelope? Is there something improper going on between her and Ian?"As he spoke, his eyes lit up. "Jackie, if you really do know something, can you tell me? That way, I can finally break things off with Penelope once and for all."Jacklyn stopped and turned slightly to look at him. Her tone was mocking as she asked, "You have to ask someone else what kind of person your own wife is?"Eugene had no response. As he watched Jacklyn start to walk off again, he quickly threw an arm out to block her."Jackie, just tell me what you've found out about Penelope."Jacklyn shoved his arm away in annoyance. "If you're so curious, you can go ask her yourself. What does it have to do with me?"Eugene had finally seen Jacklyn aga