All Chapters of FALLING FOR HIS BODYGUARD'S DAUGHTER : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Penelope’s povI looked at her with resentment. If only I had the power to make her pay for what she has done.I gave her what I thought was a mean smile. “That’s okay, Madeleine. I’ll try not to expose you this time. But don’t test me next time.”She giggled. “You will try not to expose me this time? Do you think you stand the chance to even do so?”“If I wanted to, I would. Just count your luck that your fiancé asked me not to do that. He really cares about you. You both make a lovely couple,” I said sarcastically.I watched as the smile on her face grew wider, before she frowned almost immediately. “Do you have any evidence whatsoever?”I didn’t respond. Instead, I scoffed, spun on my heels, and walked away from her, ignoring her as she shrieked my name hysterically. When I got to our apartment, my father was back already. He sat in the living room, taking off his gloves.“Welcome home, Dad,” I said.He raised his head up to look at me. “Penelope, come, sit down.”I sat beside him.

Penelope’s povSebastian’s face was so close to mine that I almost could not breathe. Now, as he was so close to me, I took in his features perfectly. His warm honey eyes, his strikingly handsome face, the locks of brown hair that cascaded down his forehead. It was fascinating.I bit my inner cheek, knowing that the dimple on the left side of my cheek would be more pronounced now. His face kept drawing closer and closer to mine, and fear and confusion gripped me. What was he going to do? Then suddenly, his nose crunched up with disgust, and he pulled away instantly.I leaned back in my seat and cleared my throat, pretending to arrange the wisp of hair that had fallen down my face. In truth, I was embarrassed. What did I think? Did I think he was smitten by me? Ew, no. Sebastian could never find me attractive, and I, on the other hand, could never find him attractive as well.Throughout the journey home, he didn’t speak to me, and I did not make any effort to get off his car either. He

Penelope’s povWe were called out for dinner, and everyone excitedly walked out of their rooms, chattering loudly. I rubbed my arms as I walked out too. I missed Lena. If she were to be here, I would have been chatting with her the way everyone was doing.Since the summit was till tomorrow, we had some time to spend. This dinner was to get all of us acquainted with each other and with people from the other schools. I wasn’t looking to make new friends, but I wanted to meet new people.I took a seat. In fact, I was the second person to take a seat. A girl, the first, sat at the other end, biting her bottom lip. She looked shy, and I couldn’t understand why. So I ignored her. It was better not to poke nose in other people’s affairs.Soon, everyone was seated, and as usual, Madeleine wanted to control the table. Fair enough. Many of the students from the other school wanted to meet the heiress. One of the girls spoke to her.“You are Madeleine Bancroft, right?”Madeleine gave her a sweet

Penelope’s povI woke up with a start. My head was aching so bad. It felt as if I hit it on the spot countless times. I looked around me and realized that I was sleeping on a couch. No wonder my body ached me severely.And then I realized it was Sebastian’s couch. Suddenly, images of last night came flashing through my head. How Sebastian spoke to me after helping me. How he made me feel like I was nothing and remembered to put me in my place.My hatred for him intensified. I glanced at him sleeping soundly on the bed. How inconsiderate. Last night, he had insisted that I stay in his room and wouldn’t let me have the bed. He said he wasn’t stopping me from having the bed, but if I wanted to sleep on the bed, I would have to be beside him.And there was no way in hell that I would be sharing a bed with Sebastian Vanderbilt. After all, I wasn’t in his league. I stood up from the couch, ignoring the strain in my muscles. I should wake him for the summit, but I decided to leave without le

Penelope’s povI watched as the girl’s eyes widened.“No,” she cried. “I’m not behind this.”“Then why are you here? Who is behind this, if not you? How did you know that I was here?”She came close to me and tried to hold my hand, but I was not having it. I backed away from her.“Tell me what I asked you,” I said.She sighed. “I am just trying to help you escape.”Now I was confused. “Help me escape? Why would you do that?”“I’m sorry for barging in and startling you like that. I had to sneak in. My name is Catherine. And I’m the heiress of a Woodrich corp. And it’s my father who has you kidnapped.”My eyes widened in horror. “What? Your father? I don’t understand. I’m not the daughter of some rich man, so why has your father done this to me?”Now she had gotten to me and held my hand. “Because your father knows a secret and will not sell it out to my father. So they want to use force to collect it.”I was confused. “I don’t understand. One minute the girls from the school were abduc