Unfinished Business with You novel

Chapter 700

They were right. She was rushing things since the court case hadn't actually begun. Judging by how smart Eugene was, he certainly wouldn't bring this matter up in court. Even if she found out that Ellen was alive, it was no use at all. At most, she could reduce her mother's sentence by a few years. But what else could she do? Was she just going to watch her mother being sent to prison?

Nicole warmly invited Penny over to her house after receiving Penny's call. However, when Nicole saw how much of a mess Penny was, she let out a gasp of surprise. "Oh, dear! What happened to you?"

Perhaps it was all the obstacles she had encountered that day, but Nicole's sudden warmth made Penny feel like crying. Tears welled up in her eyes, which made her look more pitiful than ever. Nicole didn't seem to mind how much of a mess Penny was right then, for she quickly pulled the other woman into a hug. "Don't cry. Let's sit down and talk," Nicole suggested.

As Nicole spoke, she quickly pulled out some clothes for Penny to get changed. "How did you end up in such a state?" Nicole asked.

"Eugene hit me," Penny said while sobbing. Nicole was shocked to hear this. Although everyone was afraid of Eugene, he wasn't the type of person who would just hit others without any reason. It was even more unlikely for him to hit Penny, who was like a younger sister to him.

did he hit you?" Nicole asked. Penny gave Nicole a summary of what had happened that morning. "Now, I know that he has never treated me like a sister.

out for good food all the time. What do you mean when you say that he never treated you like a sister? A relationship is a two-way street—you relied on him because he was nice to you, right? It's just that recently, your brother… has indeed been…" Nicole didn't finish her words as

You have no idea how excited he was when Olivia managed to save Old Man Nolan. He just wanted to

let out an exasperated sigh. "I agree. He no longer contacts his friends, either. All he

to me, Nicole. You have no idea how bad it was when I went to Uncle Evans. I wanted him to help me come up with a solution, yet he told me that he couldn't do anything. He even told me not to get involved. In other words, he was saying that my mother deserved what she got. How could he say such things? Even if my mother deserved what she got, he shouldn't

you lika a sistar? A ralationship is a two-way straat—you raliad on him bacausa ha was nica to you, right? It's just that

dating Olivia. That naturally maans that I, his so-callad youngar sistar, is now in sacond placa. You hava no idaa how axcitad ha was whan Olivia managad to sava Old Man Nolan. Ha just wantad to flaunt har skills! I was giving him a chanca to show off, yat ha andad up hitting ma! How