Chapter 420: Stay dead

Standing outside the mansion, Penny raised a hand to her brow and squinted at the end of the driveway. She spotted a silhouette walking toward the gates, signaling that guards were still stationed there.

"Dang," she whispered, shrugging. "We still have guards? Wow. Never mind."

Penny jogged down to the garage, searching for Atlas's car. When she arrived, deep lines appeared between her brows. The garage housed several cars, including sports cars and motorbikes.

"Aren't we poor now?" she whispered, noticing two motorbikes of the same brand but different models. More than excitement, she was confused. "How come they still have sports cars? Were they lying to me?"

She scrunched up her nose, convinced Atlas had deceived her during his last visit. This didn't look like their life was falling apart. If it were, they should've sold these unnecessary cars to afford their daily necessities.

"Which one is his, though?" she muttered, inspecting the keys. There were no buttons on them, so her eyes naturally fell on the motorbikes. A grin spread across her face as she straddled one of them and inserted the key.

"...," she frowned when the bike didn't start. Her gaze shifted to the other bike. "Well, that one's a hottie."

Penny quickly hopped off the first bike and climbed onto the second. As soon as she inserted the key, the headlights lit up the garage. She smiled in satisfaction and raised her brows when she noticed the helmets on the rack.

"Safety first!" She jumped off the bike to grab a helmet. After securing it, she revved the engine and spun the bike around with a sharp maneuver, but flinched when she saw Hugo standing by the entrance.

"Penny?" Hugo furrowed his brows, watching her drive to him slowly. "Are you sober now? Where are you headed at this hour?"

his face and let out a shallow breath. His presence was a reminder of her guilt- Hugo, whom she believed was

before lowering

"Did she... did she

still had that familiar gaze, there was something different about it tonight. Penny had always looked at him that

different person

Hugo ran back into the house to grab his keys. But by the

guards rush to open the gates, Hugo clenched his

no," he hissed, sprinting inside. But by the time he stepped out, Penny was already speeding past the slightly opened gates. Without a second thought, Hugo rushed to the garage,

he drove, Penny had already disappeared

he passed through the

the world is she going at that

even

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idea where she wanted to go at this point. She drove around the city aimlessly, like a daredevil with no regard for speed limits. Luckily, it was the middle

without slowing down. Eventually, she stopped across

same bus stop where she first met Nathaniel. It was the place where her so-called friendship with Nathaniel started; the very foundation of their reckless

in her eyes as she narrowed them. "That's where it all began," she whispered. "But

the timeline running

she

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