Chapter\u00a013<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0struggled\u00a0to\u00a0follow\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0train\u00a0of\u00a0thought.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0agree?\u00a0A\u00a0divorce\u00a0now\u00a0would\u00a0definitely\u00a0hurt\u00a0Hampton\u00a0Corp.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0CEO\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0publicly\u00a0listed\u00a0company,\u00a0a\u00a0divorce\u00a0would\u00a0spark\u00a0speculation.\u00a0Shareholders\u00a0would\u00a0guess\u00a0about\u00a0splits\u00a0and\u00a0asset\u00a0divisions.\u00a0The\u00a0stock\u00a0price\u00a0would\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0hit\u00a0for\u00a0sure.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ll\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll\u00a0right.\u00a0As\u00a0long\u00a0as\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0plan,\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0worry.\u00a0But\u00a0if\u00a0things\u00a0ever\u00a0get\u00a0ugly\u00a0between\u00a0you\u00a0and Caleb,\u00a0just\u00a0say\u00a0the\u00a0word.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0step\u00a0in\u00a0for\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head lightly.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t worry.\u00a0Caleb\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0that\u00a0graceless.\u201d<\/p>\n
If\u00a0the scandal\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0erupted\u00a0online,\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0still\u00a0be\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0disadvantage.\u00a0But\u00a0now\u00a0the\u00a0power\u00a0was hers.\u00a0Even\u00a0if\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0protect Penelope\u2019s\u00a0reputation,\u00a0Caleb\u00a0would\u00a0agree\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0divorce.\u00a0It\u00a0would\u00a0not end\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0messy\u00a0fallout.<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0client\u00a0to\u00a0meet.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0quick reminders,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0leave.\u00a0Before\u00a0getting\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0she\u00a0remembered\u00a0something.\u00a0From\u00a0the\u00a0passenger\u00a0seat,\u00a0she\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0wrapped gift\u00a0and\u00a0handed it\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0\u201cMerry\u00a0Christmas,\u00a0babe!\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0off!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cMerry\u00a0Christmas.\u00a0Drive\u00a0safe!\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0turn\u00a0back\u00a0inside\u00a0until\u00a0Tiffany\u2019s\u00a0car\u00a0disappeared\u00a0from\u00a0view,\u00a0gift\u00a0in\u00a0hand.<\/p>\n
Nancy\u00a0was\u00a0setting\u00a0dinner\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0table.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0dinner\u2019s\u00a0ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cComing.\u201d\u00a0As\u00a0she\u00a0answered,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0ran\u00a0into\u00a0Penelope\u00a0and\u00a0Timothy\u00a0coming\u00a0down\u00a0the<\/p>\n
stairs.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0mother\u00a0and\u00a0son\u00a0wore\u00a0carefully\u00a0coordinated\u00a0Christmas\u00a0outfits,\u00a0radiating\u00a0smug\u00a0superiority.\u00a0The\u00a0way\u00a0they\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0gaze\u00a0of\u00a0victors\u00a0surveying\u00a0a\u00a0loser.<\/p>\n
Timothy wriggled\u00a0free\u00a0from\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0hand\u00a0and\u00a0bounded\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0steps.\u00a0He\u00a0stuck\u00a0out\u00a0his\u00a0chin,\u00a0smug\u00a0as\u00a0ever.\u00a0\u201cNyah\u00a0nyah!\u00a0Uncle\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0coming\u00a0to\u00a0take Mommy\u00a0and\u00a0me\u00a0out\u00a0for<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
5:35\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a013<\/p>\n
dinner!\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0lonely\u00a0woman\u00a0left\u00a0at\u00a0home!\u00a0Pathetic!\u201d<\/p>\n
91%\u00a0<\/p>\n
+15 BONUS<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0lit\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sound\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0car\u00a0pulling\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0driveway.\u00a0He\u00a0grabbed\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0hand\u00a0and\u00a0dragged\u00a0her\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0door.\u00a0\u201cHurry,\u00a0Mommy!\u00a0Uncle\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0here!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, Syd,\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0said\u00a0sweetly,\u00a0though\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0dripped\u00a0with\u00a0condescension.\u00a0\u201cTimmy\u00a0insisted\u00a0on\u00a0spending\u00a0Christmas\u00a0with\u00a0Cal.\u00a0Looks\u00a0like\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0own\u00a0tonight.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0personally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0fine.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly.\u00a0\u201cA\u00a0fortune teller\u00a0once\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0live\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0life.\u00a0There\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0plenty\u00a0more\u00a0holidays\u00a0to\u00a0celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0walked\u00a0away\u00a0calmly\u00a0and\u00a0unhurriedly.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0blinked,\u00a0stunned\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0meaning\u00a0sank\u00a0in.\u00a0Her\u00a0face\u00a0darkened\u00a0with\u00a0rage.<\/p>\n
What\u00a0the\u00a0hell\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0supposed\u00a0to\u00a0mean?\u00a0Was\u00a0she\u00a0implying\u00a0Sydney\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0live\u00a0long?<\/p>\n
That\u00a0this\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0her\u00a0last\u00a0Christmas?<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0as\u00a0Penelope\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0storm\u00a0off\u00a0and\u00a0confront\u00a0her,\u00a0she looked\u00a0up to\u00a0see\u00a0Caleb\u00a0stepping\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0watching\u00a0them\u00a0silently.\u00a0Her\u00a0fury vanished instantly.\u00a0She\u00a0quickly\u00a0composed\u00a0herself\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0sweet\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cCal,\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0move.\u00a0She\u00a0froze.\u00a0Only\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0followed\u00a0his\u00a0gaze\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0realize\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t<\/p>\n
looking\u00a0at\u00a0her.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0staring\u00a0after Sydney\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0time.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0nails\u00a0dug\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0palms\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0hissed,\u00a0\u201cCal!\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0falling\u00a0for\u00a0her?\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0snapped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0and\u00a0frowned.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0talking\u00a0about?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0were\u00a0staring\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0just\u00a0now!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWas\u00a0I?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied,\u00a0his\u00a0frown\u00a0deepening.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0felt\u00a0the\u00a0change.\u00a0He\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0hang\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0every\u00a0word.\u00a0Even\u00a0at\u00a0family\u00a0dinners,\u00a0if\u00a0she<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
5:35\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a013<\/p>\n
6\u00a091%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
joked\u00a0about\u00a0how\u00a0close\u00a0he and\u00a0Sydney\u00a0seemed,\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0step\u00a0away,\u00a0keeping\u00a0his\u00a0distance.<\/p>\n
Now?\u00a0All\u00a0she\u00a0got\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0lukewarm,\u00a0\u201cWas\u00a0I?\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0dissatisfaction\u00a0showed.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even hear\u00a0me\u00a0calling\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0thinking\u00a0about\u00a0work,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0finally\u00a0breathed\u00a0easier.\u00a0Reaching\u00a0out,\u00a0she\u00a0poked\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0waist.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0better\u00a0not\u00a0fall\u00a0for\u00a0her,\u00a0you\u00a0hear?\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0forget\u00a0your\u00a0promise\u00a0from\u00a0when\u00a0we\u00a0were kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0worry.\u201d\u00a0At\u00a0the\u00a0mention of\u00a0that\u00a0promise,\u00a0a\u00a0rare\u00a0softness\u00a0touched\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0expression.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
3\/3<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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