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Chapter 21

Penelope’s povI turned my head to them in surprise. Sebastian was looking for me. Why? I tried to make sense of it, but nothing whatsoever added up. There was absolutely no reason why he should even notice that I was missing.I kept wondering and hoping for the best. Would he come for me? Does my father even know what was happening right now? I hated how I felt. I was in the dark, and it seemed like everybody knew everything that was happening, except me.I wanted to ask them what was going on, but I pretended not to have heard them. That way, they wouldn’t suspect me too much. From what I had read in books, the first rule when captured by a kidnapper was to act daft. They didn’t need to show them that I was smart, or that I even understood what was going on.I stared at Catherine, whose hands were folded in her lap. She didn’t seem to be paying attention to everything that was going on around her. Her eyes were closed, and her lips quivered. I wondered what they had done to her that

Last Updated : 2026-09-21

Chapter 22

Penelope’s povI didn’t know what was going on around me. All I knew was that we had been together for a full day. Me, Catherine, and Sebastian sat in the cold room, staring at each other and not saying a word. But I was tired of looking at them. Catherine was not in a good mood. Obviously, she wasn’t having it easy. But the more we did this to ourselves, the more depressed we would get. Occasionally, I tried to ask questions, but none of them would respond to me. Catherine only opened her mouth to say she would help me escape, and that was all.But Sebastian, he didn’t even respond to me whenever I asked questions.“Why did you decide to come?” I asked him.He looked at me and looked away.“What would your father say when he finds out that you walked into the kidnapper’s lair yourself?”He glared at me but said nothing.At least there was a reaction from him. Before, he was just cold. I could hardly tell what was going through his mind. So him being angry and glaring at me brought o

Last Updated : 2026-09-22

Chapter 23

Penelope’s povWe’re finally back in Manhattan. All of us that went to the summit, then my father and the men who came to rescue us. I was glad to be back in Manhattan. Honestly, I didn’t think that there would ever be a time in my life that I would be happy to be back to the Upper East Side. But here I was.I was in my room, deep in the sheets, happy to have the feeling of home.Home.This could hardly be called home, but I have always felt the safest here. I closed my eyes, trying to take away the image of everything that happened, but I couldn’t get it off. All I could think about was Catherine. I wondered what she was going through right now. How could they even do that to her?My own father and his men, they didn’t respect her. The way they pushed her about infuriated me, and I wished I could help her. I would tell my father we had to do something about it. But knowing him, would probably tell me to mind my business.But I didn’t want that. I wanted to help Catherine just as she

Last Updated : 2026-09-22

Chapter 24

Penelope’s pov“What are you talking about?” Madeline asked fiercely, feigning ignorance.I gave her a smirk before turning around to face everyone. “Maddie here was the cause of everything.”Everybody gasped collectively.And Maddie screamed, “Stop this right now. What are you doing, Penelope?”I turned to her.“Why? Are you afraid that I’m going to spill everything for them to know? You’re here talking to me about putting Sebastian in danger when you were the cause of it.”“I didn’t cause anything,” Madeline said this time around.She had the look of genuine confusion on her face. Of course, she was slow. She would not realize what I was saying quickly.“If you hadn’t sent those girls to me the other day, I would not have left my room, and then nobody would have been able to take me from the hotel.”She frowned. “I did not send them.”“Yeah, you didn’t, but you approved it. They told you that they were going to take me and teach me some lesson, and you agreed to it yourself.”I face

Last Updated : 2026-09-22

Chapter 25

Penelope’s povAs the day went by, Sebastian was even colder than usual. One would expect him to at least be lenient after what we both survived together, but that was not the case. He was extremely cold, not even giving me the chance to talk to him.He never wanted to see me, never even wanted to hear from me. After surviving our ordeal together, he still acted this way. Seemed to be as if he wasn’t the one who tried to rescue me. His actions were all so confusing. In fact, I would confidently say that he hated me now.Yesterday in school, for instance, he had told me to get out of his way when I was standing there just talking to Lena. They even joined them in bullying me. For instance, Madeline kicked me out of my own seat, and when I protested and said I would not leave, Sebastian had asked me to leave. Despite my dislike for him and how much I avoided him and treated him like he wasn’t my young master, I still had to obey him. So I had left the seat to them. After all, it was on

Last Updated : 2026-09-23

Chapter 26

Penelope’s povThe Vanderbilts were having a major event. It was to be held in their house. When I was younger, events like this excited me. I would be around the maids, chipping in and asking questions about the events. I would even stick to Mrs. Vanderbilt, telling her that I wanted to be the princess of the night. She would laugh and twirl me in the air before telling me to go meet my father. Growing up, I realized that she was only doing that to probably put me in my place. She was a very great woman, loving and kind, but we were from different worlds after all.Now, their events did not excite me anymore. I was expected to attend the events, though, because I lived with them, and I didn’t want to, and I did not know how to tell them.For one, I wasn’t on good terms with Madeleine, and I didn’t want to see her at all, especially outside of school. I had been avoiding Sebastian as well, and I didn’t want to face the elites. So, I was in the hall decorating. Despite not wanting to

Last Updated : 2026-09-24

Chapter 27

Penelope’s pov“You little fool,” Max’s mother told him. “Didn’t I tell you to keep your mouth shut about that damn case?”The boy looked down at his feet sullenly. He seemed to be twelve years or younger. And that was what made matters worse. If somebody as young as him could know about it, then definitely everyone else did.I sighed and took a seat. My eyes drifted up to see Madeleine staring at me. I ignored her and continued pretending like I was enjoying the party. But each time I would look in any direction, my eyes would meet Madeleine’s, and I wondered why she was looking at me. What trouble was she brewing for me?The best thing I could do was to pretend like I didn’t see her, and I would leave her side. The way Mrs. Vanderbilt was engrossed in her work, I would slip away back into my room. That sounded like the perfect idea, and that was what I would do.But my plan was soon ruined by Madeleine. She suddenly took my hand in front of everyone.“Penelope, love,” she said. “Let

Last Updated : 2026-09-24

Chapter 28

Penelope’s povNow I was back in my room. I was extremely tired and in a terrible mood because of what Sebastian and Madeleine had done. I had initially thought that they would not be able to ruin my mood and that I would be able to ignore them, but I just couldn’t get their words out of my mind.Madeleine’s words did not hurt me because I had the satisfaction of seeing her falter when I told her that my father earned his money, so she must have thought about it.But Sebastian, I was surprised. He acted like I meant nothing to their family, like we didn’t grow up together and like my father was just Mr. Hastings, somebody who was charity to them, and that I was a charity daughter.My body quivered with rage as I thought about it all. If it were possible, I would go back and confront him about it, but I decided to let it go. Now, whatever Sebastian Vanderbilt did to me would not affect me anymore. I now saw him as a real rival, not the childish one that I have always thought about.I w

Last Updated : 2026-09-24

Chapter 29

Penelope’s povOn Monday, when I got to school, everyone was talking in hushed tones. I walked close to them to hear what they were saying, because I didn’t want to be left out. I looked around for Lena, but then I remembered that she offended me and didn’t bother to reach out. So I decided not to look for her again.Then I heard some boys speak. “I thought he had an illicit relationship with Penelope Hastings. Why is he back here?”I froze. Was it whom I thought it was? I leaned close, trying to listen to them.“Mr. Charles is so shameless,” another girl said.My eyes widened. Mr. Charles? He was back in our school?Why?I thought he had been sacked after Madeleine made that fake video of us. Or could it be that he was only suspended? I felt sorry for him. He was entangled in this drama, and both his career and reputation were at stake.And I was sure the students would not respect him anymore because of this, especially since we were not allowed to tell anyone that Madeleine was the

Last Updated : 2026-09-25

Chapter 30

Penelope’s povI sat in my bed, thinking about the project between me and Sebastian. Maybe I should just do it on my own and then present it to him later. That way, we will not have to see each other and get forced to talk, especially since we had no good relationship together.Also, I did not want to see Sebastian Vanderbilt. I wanted him to stay away from me. And I was sure that it would please him that I had made this decision. That way, I would not grace him with my repulsive presence, as he always said.I settled down to have lunch, but just as I was about to have my plate of ramen, I heard a knock on the door. I was displeased.Who could it be?I opened the door and saw one of the maids outside.“Penelope,” she said. “Young master has sent for you.”My eyes went around like saucers. “Me? What does he want from me?”She shrugged. “I don’t know. He just asked me to bring you.”I scratched my head and nodded. “All right, I’ll join you shortly.”She shook her head. “No. He asked me

Last Updated : 2026-09-25

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