Penny For Your Thoughts Novels & Stories

Richard followed my gaze. His hand flinched back on instinct and disappeared into his pocket. "Elise." He steadied his breathing, and when he looked at me again his eyes were full of apology. "I've been afraid to tell you. The jeweler got your initial wrong and cut a C instead of an E." "The Jew botched the job and it was my fault too. I was so excited I put it on the second I got it and never looked closely." He gave a rueful smile, his tone both nervous and earnest.

Fifty thousand? She could not even afford a thirty-thousand-dollar dress. Where was she getting that kind of money? I shouted at the men, "She's lying! She doesn't have that kind of money!" "If you call the police, I'll pay you even more!" Whitney's expression changed. She quickly pulled out a wad of cash and threw it onto the ground. "Who said I don't have money? I've got plenty." The men's eyes lit up as they stared at the cash.

“Stupid woman. She’s actually serious. She’s loaded. I don’t care what it takes. I’ll cling to her and not let go. Otherwise, how am I supposed to get the Hartley family fortune?” Rayan’s inner thoughts shocked me back to reality. They made me lose any sense of moral superiority. My eyes had been about to tear up, but they immediately turned cold and bitter instead. When Robert saw my resolve, he wedged his entire body in the doorframe. He finally realized that this was not just a fit that would blow over in a few days.

Ivy tugged at my sleeve and fretted, "Have you lost your mind? Are you seriously going to let them get away with this?" I smiled because I finally understood why Sophie had always known what I was thinking before I did. She hadn't used a hidden camera or any kind of AI algorithm. She definitely couldn't read minds either.

"Isn't that the pink diamond from the Sotheby's auction? The one that went for over ten million? Ace is really going all out!" "How romantic! Say yes!" "Forget the diamond, just the projection system alone must be worth millions. Look at how vivid the petal details are!" "They say miracles happen when true love blooms. Looks like it's true." Tears welled up in Alison's eyes as she covered her mouth. So this was what they had been preparing all along—a surprise for her. Perhaps the goddess of fortune hadn't abandoned her after all. She accepted the bouquet and, choking on tears, nodded.

Handsome guys do bring a handsome load of trouble. “There's no silence heavier than the silence bearing unspoken thoughts.” Dravon said, bringing my attention back to him. “A penny for your thoughts?” A lifted my brows delicately. “A penny? My thoughts are worth more than that.” “Name your price.” He casually said. “My thoughts are priceless, it's for me alone.” He gave me a smirk as I moved away from him, spinning back into his arms. He dipped me and brought me back to his arms with such intensity and force that made our body collide.

she taunted, I clenched my fist. There's no way she can beat me In my own game. And then it clicked to me if Penny had really heard something like she claimed she would have burst inside and recorded not using an audio sound. I decided to play mind game with her folding my arms. “What did you record?” I asked, smiling. I watched as Penny swallowed hard. “Well…uhh…what you were doing in the bathroom,” she said, trying to sound confident. I nodded, “Okay, so can you kindly tell me what I was doing in the washroom?” I asked, my voice dripping with hate.

“They think I betrayed them. I didn’t.” Penny fiddled with the hem of her dress, her chest heaving as she gathered the courage to talk, her voice small even as she did. “And I… I never got the chance to say goodbye. I never made peace with that.” Silence filled the space as we each sank into our minds, thinking about what each person said. I turned to Evelyn. “And you?” Her smile didn’t falter, but it felt more forced this time. “Me? I suppose you could say I fall into the ‘debt to the gods’ category.”

At last, my fingers flew across the screen, sending a message into the night. Staring at the white walls above me, a sudden flash of clarity swept through my mind. It was as if a weight had lifted. Born into a family like mine, with a father like him, I had always tried to save as many people as I could. What more could I expect in return? Maybe I was simply born to pay back the Chandlers.

I guess creativity is transient afterall. "Wait! I have the perfect dress! Oh my God, it is going to be stunning." Penny jumps, clapping her hands together. I turn around to see her already rummaging through her wardrobe, hunting for the dress. Penny pulls out a silk red dress and my mouth go dry. Thin strapped with ruffles around the midsection that cinches in the waist. Short, like really short. Shorter than what I have ever worn.