Chapter 191\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were many out-of-towners in Jouleston, but the roads lay nearly empty and the traffic was sparse at this hour. Still, the car\u2019s route gradually felt wrong. They were heading toward Viridian Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney glanced at the driver. \u201cJack, just take me back to Aurum Road.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Wilson\u2026\u201d Jack hesitated, his eyes flicking to Caleb in the rearview mirror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had assumed it was Jack\u2019s mistake. Now she realized it was Caleb\u2019s doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Circling back to the same issue over and over left her drained. \u201cI\u2019m not going back to Viridian Garden anytime soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSyd,\u201d Caleb said gently, turning toward her, \u201clet\u2019s spend the New Year together. After the holiday, if you still haven\u2019t changed your mind, I\u2019ll send you back to Aurum Road.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen have we ever spent New Year together?\u201d Sydney\u2019s gaze sharpened on him, her voice cool. \u201cEvery year, you were at the Hampton estate. At Viridian Garden, it was just me. Oh wait-me and Kelly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had endured it then. But now? Did he really think she would follow him at a snap of his fingers? Life didn\u2019t work that way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb knew he was in the wrong. He opened his mouth, but his phone rang before he could speak. Checking the caller ID, he answered. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Hampton,\u201d Gordon\u2019s voice carried unease. \u201cPenelope escaped. I thought one person on duty would suffice for New Year. She faked stomach pain, and while we were off guard, she knocked our man unconscious and ran.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s eyes narrowed dangerously. \u201cThen why aren\u2019t you looking for her? Send more people. No matter what, bring her back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney couldn\u2019t hear the details. She could only see that his expression had darkened like a storm about to break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone was missing. But who?\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he hung up, Caleb checked the time and glanced at Sydney. \u201cI\u2019ll drop you at Haven first. Something urgent came up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haven was closer than Viridian Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright,\u201d Sydney said, exhaling lightly. \u201cIf you\u2019re in a rush, I can grab a cab.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need. I\u2019ll take you first,\u201d Caleb insisted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t argue, though she felt the car pick up speed noticeably.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they arrived at Haven, she stepped out. The black Maybach vanished into the night. The cold wind bit, and she tightened her coat before heading into the complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was almost at her building when a shadow lunged from the greenery, and her legs went weak with fright. Under the dim yellow streetlight, a woman emerged. Her hair was wild, her presence unnerving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Penelope. She now looked nearly deranged. Just yesterday, she was polished and radiant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney stared in shock. \u201cWhat on earth happened to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if Caleb had truly severed ties with her, she was still the Hampton family\u2019s daughter-in-law. Hardly anyone in Jouleston would dare touch her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope let out a chilling laugh, her eyes fixed on Sydney with eerie intensity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The more Penelope looked, the more Sydney\u2019s face merged with the memory of that filthy little brat from the orphanage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Penelope lunged, clawing at Sydney\u2019s collar with reckless abandon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney had expected a fight, but not to have her clothes ripped. \u201cPenelope, what are you doing?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the struggle, the streetlight caught Sydney\u2019s shoulder for a fleeting moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018There it is! The butterfly-shaped birthmark!\u2019 Penelope thought. \u2018It\u2019s really her. She\u2019s really that wretched little brat.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
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