Chapter 194\u00a0<\/p>\n
At her words, Caleb\u2019s expression faltered. \u201cWhat did you say? You know where she is?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow could I?\u201d Penelope replied flatly. \u201cThat drug lord hasn\u2019t even been released from prison yet. How could she not be living well?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suspicion flickered in Caleb\u2019s eyes as he stared at her. \u201cYou\u2019d better hope she\u2019s living well. Otherwise, I\u2019ll make you suffer a hundred times worse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised his hand slightly and ordered Gordon, \u201cLock her up. At all times, there must be at least three people watching her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, sir.\u201d Gordon answered crisply, grabbing Penelope and dragging her back toward the basement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, a luxury car screeched to a halt at the entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline got out quickly and strode up to Caleb. \u201cAre you insane? She\u2019s your sister-in-law! How much further are you planning to torture her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, don\u2019t you think that you\u2019re meddling a little too much?\u201d Caleb said, his voice calm but cold\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline knew her son\u2019s temperament. She could not confront him head-on, so she softened her tone. \u201cThink about Timmy. Your brother just passed away not long ago. Can you really bear to let Timmy lose his father and then hardly ever see his mother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For an instant, Caleb\u2019s brows loosened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline pressed the advantage. \u201cNo matter what wrongs Penelope has committed, she\u2019s still your nephew\u2019s biological mother. Just take it as doing it for your brother\u2019s sake, alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The brotherly bond between Caleb and Lucas had always been strong. The brothers had none of the usual wealthy-family strife over inheritance or power. Lucas never cared for business and never fought or vied for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, when Penelope had turned around and insisted on marrying Lucas, Caleb had stayed silent, quietly keeping his distance while guarding them from afar. He had had a very good elder brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb hesitated for a moment, then finally frowned slightly. \u201cI\u2019ll let her go this once. But you\u2019d better keep her in check. Don\u2019t let her stir up trouble again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope could not help but breathe a long sigh of relief. The moment Gordon released her, she collapsed onto the ground in exhaustion. Even after Caleb led his men away, her heart still pounded with terror. Fortunately, she had gambled correctly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline made no move to help her up. She only stood at a distance and said coldly, \u201cSpeak. You claimed you had something about Caleb to tell me. What is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
An hour earlier, she had received Penelope\u2019s message. At first, she had not taken it seriously, not even planning to come. She had long been dissatisfied with Penelope. That woman had seduced both of her sons. One had ended up dead, and the other\u2019s reputation was ruined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And with a mother like Penelope, Timmy would only grow up spoiled and crooked. It was better to let Caleb deal\u00a0<\/p>\n
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with her however he pleased. Adeline would have been glad if Penelope vanished from the face of the earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Penelope had promised that what she knew was very important, something about Caleb. Hence, Adeline had\u00a0<\/p>\n
come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope herself had not been sure if Adeline would really show up. Compared to Sydney, she had been entangled with this mother-in-law far longer. Adeline\u2019s kindness and amiability were nothing but a facade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The scandal of her entanglement with her husband\u2019s younger brother was already enough for Adeline to want her torn into pieces. Why would she willingly come to her rescue?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Steadying her breathing, Penelope leaned against the wall and struggled to her feet. Her eyes glinted darkly. \u201cDo you know why Caleb was always so good to me before?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That question struck Adeline\u2019s sorest spot. It was bad enough that Penelope had seduced her brother-in-law- now she dared bring it up to her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adeline\u2019s brow furrowed tightly. \u201cIsn\u2019t it because you\u2019re shameless enough?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What man could resist a woman who threw herself at him without restraint? Yet Adeline had never thought her youngest son would truly lack such principles. She had always believed Caleb to be a self-disciplined, courteous, well-bred gentleman. The only explanation was that Penelope was simply too brazen, too shameless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Penelope did not get angry. Instead, she smiled faintly. \u201cDo you remember that car accident back then? The one that killed your husband and landed you in the hospital in Brimcrest City?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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