The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 398

Stephen heard the whispered words and looked up curiously.

At first glance, the woman looked familiar.

He asked, "Who's that?"

Leo lowered his voice. "Penny Harper."

Stephen paused slightly at the name. He remembered Penny. She was the class vice president. Besides being pretty and kind, she also had a good figure and a gentle demeanor.

Although she was not as stunning as Chloe, she had a lovely personality and was warm and gentle, so many people liked her. Some of them included boys from other classes and even other schools. However, during their three years of high school together, no one had ever heard of her dating anyone.

Stephen was shocked. The Penny in front of him now had streaks of gray in her hair, some wrinkles on her face, and wore clothes that could not be described as plain. They were old and worn. She did not look like she was the same age as him at all.

"How did she end up like this?"

to get married, and they had a

hospital. She sold everything she had, but in the

support, but for some reason, that suddenly stopped about half a year ago. She's almost at the point of living under a bridge." Stephen was stunned. He did not expect Penny to have gone through

to borrow money. Back then, they gave her some

grow on trees, so no one wants to lend her more. We

year,

still came. She's probably here to borrow money

was shameless for her to come without being

did not understand such a problem. However, seeing his old classmate in such a state left an

in the past six months, he had experienced too much in Riveria. He had felt helpless

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and Leo, and Chloe's helplessness. Finally, he thought of Ethan. 'Would he understand these things?

facing challenges that Ethan had never experienced. This was

stood up and

his head.

pushed Leo's hand away

over to Penny and slowly