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?"

college, her parents pressured her to get married, and they had a child

injured and rushed to the hospital. She sold everything she had, but in the end, her husband didn't survive. Her son was also left

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

came to the reunion to borrow money. Back then, they gave her some out of politeness. However, she has no means

no one wants to lend her more.

year,

she still came. She's probably

shameless for her to come without being invited. Was money

a state left an unsettled feeling in his

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

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mind flashed to the changes in Blake and Leo, and Chloe's helplessness. Finally, he thought of Ethan. 'Would he understand these things? He's always high above, thinking

Ethan had never experienced. This was a test. It was a

slowly stood up and

he shook his head.

money too. He gently pushed Leo's hand away and

Penny