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,

him without knowing." She nodded. "It's better to be

child to her, she also knew that she couldn't disregard other people's safety. With

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

they doing here?" she wondered to herself. "It's like Renny is waiting for

slowly moved her gaze to the guesthouse. "Is there someone

herself that there was no way someone was in the guesthouse. If there had been a

probably live there permanently. This area, after all, had plenty of

with a few rooms. Although Penny hadn't been there, even as a guest, the residence had plenty more rooms for her to sleep in. So this place felt more like a separate house in

here to play,' she shrugged and smiled, about to call for Renny and Chunchun when the entrance creaked

SLAM!

it opened from the inside. Lines quickly

someone," she blurted out,

when he noticed his mother approaching. Turning his head, he saw Penny place

let out a low purr that sounded like a growl. 'Mom, don't worry. The person inside will never leave this place - Dad will only

Meow.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255