Chapter 725


    Penny leaned against the couch defeatedly. In fact, she realized deep within her that it was an


    impossible feat, but she felt discontented to give up without trying. Atst, she could finally surrender to


    reality.


    "Why did youe over, then?"


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    Eugene reconfirmed with her, "Did you hire thugs to rob Olivia?"


    As soon as Penny heard that, she suddenly widened her tightly-shut eyes and her hackles were raised;


    she was on defensive mode. "You''re quite relentless about that matter, huh? Is pping me across the


    face and kicking my shin not enough for you? What else do you want from me? Do you want to toss me


    into prison as well?"


    At that moment, Eugene''s brows tightly furrowed as he stared at her brazen yet righteous manner. "If


    you were the one who instructed Olivia to be harmed and have her life taken, then I won''t hesitate in


    sending you to prison! Just so you know, I''m not f*cking joking!"


    Momentarily stunned by the firm look in his eyes, Penny was renderedpletely speechless.


    Suddenly, the tears pooled in her eyes and her vision became blurry; she could no longer see his face


    clearly.


    Eugene continued indifferently, "Even a kid would know that the defendant is always the first who


    strikes. Olivia has never done anything to offend you, yet you''ve nearly caused her death!


    Imprisonment would not be a sufficient punishment for what you''ve done."


    Penny smiled through her tears. "So, does that mean that I should thank you for being lenient? I guess


    you''re here today to send me into prison, huh? What are you waiting for? Let''s go!"


    She rose to her feet as she spoke and attempted to walk out. "Sit your *ss down!"


    Penny stopped in her tracks and stopped moving forward, but she did not return seated either. Instead,


    she stared at him defiantly with her head up in the air.


    Eugene saw her defiant look and could not seem to suppress his simmering anger once again.


    However, he was aware that he should not allow the vicious cycle to continue.


    Presently, she held a grudge against him and was easily triggered as soon as he mentioned Olivia, so


    he knew he had to avoid pushing her buttons.


    As such, he spoke in a neutral tone with his best efforts. "Penny, let''s be fair to each other here. You''ve


    got to be reasonable, okay? Even though I''ve been harboring hatred against your mom all these years,


    I''ve never taken out my anger on you and pulled you into it because I regard you as my younger sister.


    I understand that you''re innocent in all these while the actions of your parents have nothing to do with


    you at all. That''s also why I''m seated here right now. If it was anyone else that had done that, I would


    not hesitate to give them a taste of their own medicine. At the very least, I stopped the cops from taking


    you to the station when they wanted to interrogate you. Whatever it is—whether you understand my


    point or not—I do not have a guilty conscience!"


    Meanwhile, the tears streamed down Penny''s face once again as she remained silent.


    "You''re always going on and on about how heartless I am, but even so, I''ve only taken action against


    those who''ve harmed the ones around me. I can''t imagine how cold-blooded and cruel you could be to


    actually harm an innocent person''s life. You went after Olivia repeatedly… But what has she even done


    to you? I''ve been seeking for my wife and kids for the past seven years and they are way closer to me


    than any of the rest of you. You noticed how badly wounded Olivia was, didn''t you? She was


    surrounded by a pack of wolfhounds while drugged! She is very blessed to still be alive. When I arrived


    on scene, the wolfhounds pounced at me and I was only lucky enough to have armed policemen with


    me to shoot them. Otherwise, what makes you think I had a shot at rescuing her? Do you realize how


    pained I was to see the wounds on her? What if someone did the same thing to the person you loved?


    How would you feel then?"


    Sha rosa to har faat as sha spoka and attamptad to walk out. "Sit your *ss down!"


    Panny stoppad in har tracks and stoppad moving forward, but sha did not raturn saatad aithar. Instaad,


    sha starad at him dafiantly with har haad up in tha air.


    Eugana saw har dafiant look and could not saam to supprass his simmaring angar onca again.


    Howavar, ha was awara that ha should not allow tha vicious cy to continua.


    Prasantly, sha hald a grudga against him and was aasily triggarad as soon as ha mantionad Olivia, so


    ha knaw ha had to avoid pushing har buttons.


    As such, ha spoka in a nautral tona with his bast afforts. "Panny,t''s ba fair to aach othar hara. You''va


    got to ba raasona, okay? Evan though I''va baan harboring hatrad against your mom all thasa yaars,


    I''va navar takan out my angar on you and pud you into it bacausa I ragard you as my youngar sistar.


    I undarstand that you''ra innocant in all thasa wh tha actions of your parants hava nothing to do with


    you at all. That''s also why I''m saatad hara right now. If it was anyona alsa that had dona that, I would


    not hasitata to giva tham a tasta of thair own madicina. At tha varyast, I stoppad tha cops from taking


    you to tha station whan thay wantad to intarrogata you. Whatavar it is—whathar you undarstand my


    point or not—I do not hava a guilty conscianca!"


    Maanwh, tha taars straamad down Panny''s faca onca again as sha ramainad snt.


    "You''ra always going on and on about how haarss I am, but avan so, I''va only takan action against


    thosa who''va harmad tha onas around ma. I can''t imagina how cold-bloodad and crual you could ba to


    actually harm an innocant parson''s lifa. You want aftar Olivia rapaatadly… But what has sha avan dona


    to you? I''va baan saaking for my wifa and kids for tha past savan yaars and thay ara way closar to ma


    than any of tha rast of you. You noticad how badly woundad Olivia was, didn''t you? Sha was


    surroundad by a pack of wolfhounds wh druggad! Sha is vary ssad to still ba aliva. Whan I arrivad


    on scana, tha wolfhounds pouncad at ma and I was only lucky anough to hava armad policaman with


    ma to shoot tham. Otharwisa, what makas you think I had a shot at rascuing har? Do you raaliza how


    painad I was to saa tha wounds on har? What if somaona did tha sama thing to tha parson you lovad?


    How would you faal than?"


    Instantly, George''s face popped up in Penny''s mind as a tender look surfaced in her eyes at that


    moment. If someone harms George, I would very likely rip that person apart, I guess. But then, he''s


    quite good on his feet, so there shouldn''t be anyone who could harm him. I''m quite lucky to have him


    keeping an eye on me during my trip to Mastar. Even though he keeps showing me an impatient look,


    he has never once abandoned me.


    Despite her true feelings, she never got the chance to say goodbye to him. She had to return in a rush


    thanks to the shameful deeds her parents had done. Every night, she was drowned in a pool of


    sadness and held back from texting him, hoping to receive the least bit offort she could get at this


    point in her life.