His lips were tightly pressed together, and with the hand that was not injured, he swiped to answer the phone. While pondering how to begin speaking, Sir Fergerson’s comforting words came from the other end.“Caleb, you did a good job this time. You’ve finally grown up, my boy. It's okay if you don’t come tonight. I won’t blame you this time.”Caleb squinted, momentarily unsure why the old man said that.After all, whenever Grandpa called him before, the conversation would invariably shift to Penny within three sentences.Yet tonight, it seemed that he had no such intention.Could it be because of the major acquisition case they had just completed?His grandfather had seldom shown interest in the business world. Since handing over Fergerson Corporation to him, he had been focused on treatment at the hospital and enjoying his twilight years.If it were not for the recently completed and successful acquisition case, Caleb really could not think of anything else he had done to make
Under his intense emotions, Nathan did not deliberately try to control his tone, so his voice echoed down the entire corridor.If he was speaking clearly in standard English, then Caleb would certainly understand their quarrel and guess Penny’s identity, especially as Nathan was calling out her full name.However, Nathan dropped out of school early. In his first few years of not studying, he worked at construction sites in several coastal towns, making friends with people from all over the country who came from the countryside to work. At that time, he wanted to escape Union County’s poverty, so he deliberately learned their accents.It was not difficult to understand the meaning of one person’s local dialect, but when accents from multiple towns mixed together, the pronunciation became unclear and strange.Caleb had no idea what the two were arguing about. He could only vaguely hear what Penny was saying.As for Nathan, he did not understand a single word.He was proficient in s
The doctor had already stitched up his wound, and after mentioning a few precautions, he left.Penny took a deep breath, no longer paying attention to Nathan. She went over to Caleb instead.“Mr. Fergerson, do you remember the woman who smashed your car last time? My cousin-in-law?”Caleb’s mind was instantly filled with an image of a shrew's face. His eyebrows were raised slightly.“Mmm.”Penny suddenly found it difficult to speak and lowered her eyelashes.“Mr. Fergerson, I’ll cover the loss of that one million dollars, but I don’t have that much money on me at the moment. Can it be deducted from my design fee for now? As for the remaining amount, please allow me to pay you back on an installment plan. Is that okay?”The design fee for Caleb’s project would certainly be in the hundreds of thousands. If Caleb was generous, it could be around 700 grand.The villa in Kensington Gardens, while not extravagant, was very exquisite and perfectly suitable for a home.Caleb seemed to
She would do anything for him?At his beck and call?Delivering three meals a day to Fergerson Corporation?Regardless, Caleb was not very interested in any of it.However, when he caught a glimpse of the slight embarrassment on her cheeks, he realized she was acting out of a need to make amends.Seeing Penny so humbled, Nathan, who was at the door, could not stand it any longer.Penny was an excellent student, a graduate of the prestigious Imperial University. This man, no matter how rich, should not be humiliating her like this, right?“Penny, what are you doing? You graduated from a top-tier university, and now you’re going to become someone's nanny?”Upon hearing Nathan’s thoughtless words, Penny pursed her lips.Caleb did not know what Nathan was ranting about, but he clearly heard the word ‘humiliated.’He was not originally interested in the conditions Penny had proposed, but after hearing Nathan say this, he lightly turned his injured wrist.“You should know the hote
“I’ve seen you on that street before, Mr. Fergerson, so I guessed that you must also have a house there.”She was glad to have met Caleb while walking Nani.As soon as she spoke, Caleb remembered that Penny seemed to have injured her leg, but she did not seem to have gotten it treated at the hospital earlier?Throughout the journey, she showed no signs of abnormality. Was she enduring it?Indeed, Penny was enduring it. It was excruciatingly painful to even step on the gas pedal.However, she had caused Caleb to be so severely injured and miss the banquet. She felt she needed to do something for him or she would be uneasy.She did not want to owe Caleb in any way.“Mr. Fergerson, I only know that you have a house there, but I don’t know exactly which one it is. Could you point it out later?”She had to play the part till the end.Caleb leaned back, and his gaze quietly fell on her.Penny felt inexplicably uneasy while clutching the steering wheel tightly. Her palms were sweaty
Caleb frowned, again finding that this woman’s lips were truly shut tighter than a clamshell.“Hmm.”Penny let out a sigh of relief, moved that he was not deliberately making things difficult for her. “Okay, I’ll be here on time.”After spraying the pain relief spray, her ankle got some relief. She then lowered her head, organized the medical kit, and put it back into the entryway cabinet.When closing the door, she spoke again.“Mr. Fergerson, you should rest early.”Caleb’s face instantly turned colder, an unclear feeling brewing within him.It was suffocating and uncomfortable.He untied his tie, as if this unexplainable emotion would dissipate substantially that way.However, the act of untying his tie caused pain in his injured hand, making him wince slightly.She was just a woman he was not too familiar with.There was no need to care.Penny did not concern herself with what Caleb thought. She was in a hurry to deal with Uncle Leo’s affairs in Union County.What ir
Penny had not said a word, yet Kiki felt an unprecedented humiliation.Even Sherman, who was still trying to take advantage of Kiki, noticed her abnormality and looked up to see Penny. He immediately felt awkward on the spot.After he came to his senses, a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.“Penny!”He suddenly let go of Kiki, ready to confront her.Penny frowned, not understanding where Sherman’s inexplicable anger came from.“Mr. Cain.”She courteously called out. Even though what Sherman had done before was quite against the spirit of cooperation, she did not really want to create trouble for herself.“Penny, you’re truly impressive. I don’t know what tricks you’ve used, but Jeremy Tate actually withdrew his contract with me because of you! We’ve been working together for three years. I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person. I thought you were different from other women, but you’re just a woman who sleeps around!”Penny’s face turned cold.“Mr. Cain, you were the
Penny was so tired at this moment that if Caleb had come one minute later, she would probably have fallen asleep leaning against the wall.When she heard the elevator doors open, her eyes lit up immediately. She looked up and instantly became respectful.“Mr. Fergerson.”Caleb was somewhat pleased by the slight glimmer in her eyes, so his expression softened a bit.He swiped his card to enter the door, and Penny followed behind him, placing the thermos on the coffee table.“Mr. Fergerson, this is tonight’s soup.”The thermos was pink and looked very delicate.Caleb had not expected Penny to be one to use a thermos of this color.She was always very efficient at work and always got straight to the point.There was a flicker of surprise in his eyes, but all he did was unbutton two buttons of his suit.After delivering the soup, Penny wanted to leave. After all, it would be easy for him to think that she might have other ideas if she stayed alone with him.“Mr. Fergerson, enjoy