Chapter 466: You're awake now, so stop dreaming

The day passed in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, Penny didn't have to deal with any dramatic or major events for the rest of the day it was peaceful, just as it should be.

While stretching her arms wide, she heard her phone ring.

DING!

"Hmm?" Her brows rose as she reached for her phone to check the notification. "It's First Brother."

Penny checked the message Atlas had sent. It was just the address of a restaurant and the time of his reservation. Deep lines formed between her brows as she reread the message.

"Is that his way of asking me to dinner?" she wondered aloud, recalling how Atlas had inquired about her schedule earlier.

Leaning back in her swivel chair, she shrugged. "I guess he wants to talk business."

With that thought, Penny quickly responded.

[To: First Brother]

Got it.

She was about to set her phone down when Atlas replied almost immediately. Given that this was Atlas, the quick response was odd. freewebnovel.com

[From: First Brother]

See you.

"What's with him?" she mumbled to herself, staring at the brief reply. "Since when does he respond like this?"

In retrospect, Atlas wasn't one for unnecessary exchanges. The most trivial message he'd ever sent her was when he checked in on her while she was abroad. She'd reply, "Everything's good," and he'd answer with a simple, "K." Penny had grown so used to this that the two-word reply now felt suspicious.

she wondered, squinting. "Does he need something from

it for a moment, then shook her head. "No, if

why the sudden dinner

I still have an hour of work

told her to prepare for the unexpected. She had always been

tongue after spending ten minutes speculating. "Never mind. I'll find

it was likely a business discussion. After all, she and Atlas had been talking about a potential merger or joint venture. Maybe he was treating her as a

the real reason behind the dinner was far

car was available at the building, and she drove herself to the meeting place. It took her about an hour

down, Penny gazed at the building. "I didn't know there was such a fancy restaurant

spot; it occupied the top floor of a three-story building, with

almost felt like she was walking into a hotel, with a reception desk

Bennet," she told the

and nodded. "This way,

and followed her. On the way to the lift, Penny noticed there was

down here?" she wondered, watching the receptionist stop at the

with a

"Ah, okay?"

followed. Atlas wouldn't send her into a dangerous situation, right? While she pondered what to expect, the elevator

DING!

out and stood to the side, smiling at Penny. "Please head that way. Mr. Bennet is

coming with me?" Penny

receptionist politely shook

"Okay, then."

walked in the direction indicated. She didn't have any particular expectations. She simply found it odd that

Penny stepped inside, ready to search for Atlas. To her

only one person on the rooftop,

rooftop illuminated by the warm glow of fairy lights, real flowers along the sides, petals on the floor, and a single

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