Journey Of Me And My Seven Sisters

Chapter 118 Ulterior Motives

Penny patted the back of her hand. “I was joking. What a fright that gave you!”

“You’ve always been a joker, Penny.” Cordelia heaved a sigh of relief.

However, Emrys did not think so.

He could sense the lust in Penny’s gaze at him. Fiery and carnal, she looked like she wanted him all to her own.

Emrys was not thinking highly of himself. That was simply a particular proclivity of many rich

women.

It appears that having an in

done it and caught someone’s eye.

b*dy isn’t all good. I shouldn’t have come out barely dressed. Now I’ve

Cordelia and Penny remained chatting in the living room a little longer.

One of the things they talked about was Penny’s boyfriend back in university. Deeply in love and as thick as thieves, they had even decided to get married after graduating.

Cordelia asked her why they ended up separating.

After hesitating for a long time, Penny only managed a sigh without elaborating.

Cordelia did not think it strange, as she had only asked it out of curiosity. When Penny did not seem eager to talk about it, she did not press on.

Before leaving,

way she looked at him plainly conveyed her desire to swallow him

Emrys shuddered.

“What was she doing

snapped. “You failed to dress decently, and you’re blaming

gave an awkward laugh. He knew Cordelia

company in Summerbank with business dealings with Gage

“I see.”

did not tell her what he was really thinking–that Penny had an

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motive in mind.

The night went by.

day. “How goes the practice on the Needle of Ninth Revival, Mr. Rodriguez?”

almost there, Master Lund. Another week at the most, and I’ll

Needle of Ninth Revival, I will teach you the Seven

trembled. “Thank

addressed one another was interesting: Emrys called Duncan “Mr. Rodriguez,” while Duncan called him “Master Lund.” Each was known to the other in a bizarre

been a while,

hair entered through the door as he greeted Duncan with a friendly

replied warmly. “Come in. Have a

Balford, a member of the Balford family of Jazona. He had

Mr. Rodriguez? Why are you running the practice?” Roger

my master’s request. Only after running the practice for a while did I begin to recall how providing medical assistance is meaningful work. Staying at home for too long seemed to have welded my bones