All Chapters of FALLING FOR HIS BODYGUARD'S DAUGHTER : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Penelope’s povIt was the weekend, and me and Sebastian had progressed greatly with our projects. Despite the constant arguments, we seemed to be moving forward, and each of our study sessions took place in his study. In fact, I have grown accustomed to his study now. I relished the environment and enjoyed the room since it was full of books. Some day, I would have a place where I would have more than enough books. It was a promise that I made to myself. If I told my father that I wanted it, he would definitely provide it for me. But I didn’t want to stress my old man. He was already working enough to care for us. Now, I was cleaning the house. I pushed open my father’s bedroom door to clean his room. Music was playing from the speaker on full blast, and I hummed along to it as I cleaned.This was one of the pastimes I enjoyed, aside from reading. I continued my cleaning with high spirits. As I cleaned the vanity in his room, a bottle fell, and I picked it up to return it back. That

Penelope’s povI shrugged my way out of his grip. “Let me go, Sebastian.”But he didn’t let me go. He kept his hand on my shoulder, and I could feel his fingers digging in.“You don’t understand, Penelope. You don’t know what you are doing.”“I know what I’m doing. You have no right to decide for me.”“This isn’t something you should decide. This is serious business. Real-life matters between fully grown adults.”“I’m an adult too.”“Shut up, Penelope!” he barked. “You are too stubborn, and it’s beginning to irritate me. What part of ‘let it go’ don’t you understand?”“I can’t let it go because I must understand what is happening. Since you cannot tell me, I might as well find out by myself, unless…” I walked close to him, despite the pain in my shoulder. “Unless you are willing to tell me.”He let me go instantly, and I scurried back, just as I thought. Now, he didn’t seem as tense as he was before. He sat on my bed.“You don’t understand what is going on, Pen. I know you are curious

Penelope’s povThe next morning, I was as confused as ever. I stood between going to school or not, but Lena’s warning kept ringing through my ears. She asked me specifically not to come to school for the whole week because Madeline had planned something dangerous, and Catherine.What did Catherine have to do with them? These things bothered my mind so much. The fact that my mind connected everything with the kidnap baffled me so much. Perhaps I needed therapy at this point because I was not able to live my life without thinking about the kidnap. It traumatized me. It had left a scar too deep in my heart that I could never heal from it. I tried to make sense of everything to no avail. Sebastian was rather cold towards me, and my father did not even spare me a glance this morning. He simply told me that he would be heading out of Manhattan and would not be back for a week or thereabout. I genuinely didn’t know what to do. If I could, I would pay the right sources and investigate this

Penelope’s povI walked away from there quickly, wanting to flag down a cab. When I finally saw one, I hopped in. But before the door could close, Lena hopped right in.“Lena,” I whispered, “what are you doing here? Just go home.”She glared at me. “Whatever it is that you are hiding from me, I really don’t mind. But I want to help you, however I can.”I sighed and nodded. I gave the cab driver the location I was going, and soon we were on our way.“So what do you think?” she asked me.I gritted my teeth. “I think Catherine has been kidnapped, and I’m going there right now to look for clues.”“But you can’t possibly do this alone, can you?”“I’ll try my best to do just so.”“This is dangerous, Penelope. Are you sure you know what you are doing?”I sighed. “To be honest, I don’t know what I’m doing. But I’ll think of what to do.”“You need to stop blaming yourself for everything that happens, then. Catherine is not in danger because of you. It’s because of that wicked girl, Maddy. Not

Penelope’s povI stopped outside Sebastian’s door, staring at it for several seconds before finally raising my hand to knock. Then the door opened, and Sebastian stood on the other side, his expression immediately changing to surprise when he saw me.“Penelope, what are you doing here?”“I need to ask you something, Sebastian. Can I come in?”His eyes narrowed. He definitely wasn’t expecting to see me, and even more, he wasn’t expecting that I would ask to come into his room.For a while he simply stared before stepping aside. I walked in. He had barely closed the door behind me when I turned around.“Who is Garcia?”Sebastian froze. I watched his reaction… every bit of it. But I didn’t need to, because he seemed like he had just seen a ghost. His face was deathly pale, and his eyes had narrowed. I wanted to calm down, but I needed to know first. He knew the name!My heart began beating faster.“You know who I’m talking about,” I said.Sebastian didn’t answer.“Who is Garcia?”“Where