Chapter 560: Guest house

Penny didn't idle in line after listening to Wild's short report about Nathaniel. After all, Wild had ordered the operation to lie low, as he felt that the Phantom Circle was shifting its focus onto them. As much as possible, they didn't want to attract attention before anything else.

"That's what's wrong with me," she told herself quietly. "I've become too relaxed and too... happy."

A surge of bitterness swelled in her heart as she thought that ignorance was indeed bliss. At the same time, it made her bitter because it felt like being too happy was a sin.

"I need to reassess everything."

With that thought in mind, Penny prompted herself to return to work with this revived agenda. No matter how determined she was to avoid going back to prison, Nathaniel's existence felt like a thorn in her throat.

Even if Penny and Zoren's marriage was a product of brief insanity, one fact remained: someone had their eyes on the Bennets and Zoren.

Penny turned to do some more work and dig for information about the people known as Specters. But just as she was walking back to the residence, she stopped. Turning her head, she furrowed her brows as she saw Renny running in a direction.

"Blacky?" she frowned, tilting her head slightly. "Where is he going?"

Renny, as she had other things to do. However, from what she knew, Renny was supposed to be somewhere else. After all,

is violent, but others might provoke him

With that thought in mind, Penny jogged to where she had seen Renny

head to the side. She glanced at the window of the guesthouse, folding her arms as she caught sight of her cat, Chunchun, on the sill. Her eyes darted between

wondered to herself. "It's like Renny is

"Is there

head, telling herself that there was no way someone was in the guesthouse. If there had

place, that guy would probably live there permanently. This area, after all, had plenty of space for Hugo to

a few rooms. Although Penny hadn't been there, even as a guest, the residence had plenty

call for Renny

SLAM!

the door suddenly shut just as it opened from the

she blurted out, approaching the black

Turning his head, he saw Penny

person inside will never leave

Meow.

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