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?"

to do. However, from what she knew, Renny was supposed to be somewhere else.

violent, but others might provoke him without knowing." She nodded. "It's better to be sure than

to her, she also knew that she couldn't disregard other people's safety. With that thought in mind, Penny jogged to where she had seen Renny running. It

as she caught sight of her cat, Chunchun, on the sill. Her eyes darted between Chunchun on

herself. "It's like Renny is waiting for someone

"Is there someone in there?" How

way someone was in the guesthouse. If there had been a guest, she would have been the first to know. "Though I'm surprised Renren didn't ask my brother

area, after all, had

was more of a separate bungalow with a few rooms. Although Penny hadn't been there, even as a guest, the residence had plenty more rooms for her to sleep

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

SLAM!

just as it opened from the inside. Lines quickly

someone," she blurted out,

his head, he saw Penny place a finger

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

Meow.

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