Chapter 279

If Penelope's voice were fine, she would have argued with Simon, telling him every single disgusting thing Anna had done to her.

But her throat hurt, and she wasn't going to waste her voice on such trivial matters.

She simply played the recording of Anna and Zebulon setting her up for Louis. With that evidence, she could have had Anna sent to jail, let alone just slapping her once.

The more Simon listened, the more horrified he became. He was terrified of what could have happened. If things had gone wrong, he couldn't even imagine what Theodore would have done. The Flores family would never have been able to withstand his wrath.

Everyone else also felt a chill run down their spines. Anna's actions were truly malicious.

Theodore's face had long since darkened. He didn't say anything threatening, just a simple, "Simon, take your sister home. She is not welcome here."

The words weren't harsh, but they carried a heavy weight.

What could Simon say? He knew how Theodore treated outsiders. It was only because of their friendship that Theodore hadn't dealt with Anna on the spot.

But Simon had to do something. He first bowed deeply to Penelope, then pushed Anna in front of her, forcing her to apologize sincerely.

Anna was already pale with fear, repeating "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I'll never do it again."

Penelope sighed. It was the day before her wedding, and Simon was one of Theodore's best friends. She couldn't make the scene too ugly. Simon stood up, took Anna's hand, and smiled at her.

"Penelope, I will definitely give you a proper explanation..."

Simon was about to say more, but Penelope shook her head and gestured for him to let her walk Anna out.

"No, I'll take her."

Penelope grunted and shoved a stack of balloons into Simon's hands, signaling that he hadn't finished his work and couldn't slack off.

"I'm really sorry about this."

"If you're sorry, then get back to work!" Michael slung an arm around Simon. "Besides, Theodore probably knew about this for a while. The reason he didn't say anything was because he didnt want to drag you into it."

As Michael finished speaking, Theodore tossed an air pump to Simon. "Get to work!"

Penelope led Anna downstairs and into the backyard. Anna tried to hurry away, but Penelope grabbed her, her eyes sharp.

She had shown Simon respect, but that didn't mean she was done with Anna.

"You... cough,Penelope coughed hard. She had to speak. "You had a boyfriend in university. You loved him very much, but one day he. suddenly told you he had fallen in. that

Hove with someone else

person was the same one who had stolen your campus queen title, someone you hated, right?"

Anna hadn't expected her to bring this up. She frowned.

"This boy's name was Gary, and the person he supposedly left you for was me," Penelope said, her eyes narrowing.

"I don't want to talk about this," Anna said, turning her head away.

"After Gary broke up with you, he confessed his love to me, but I rejected him, causing him to drop out of university in heartbreak and disappear from your life, correct?"

"You have the nerve to talk about this!" Anna finally snapped.

Penelope sighed. "So I guessed right."

Combining what Hannah had told her with her own deductions, she had hit the mark.

"Are you proud of yourself? First Gary, then Zebulon, and now Theodore. I have to admire your talent for collecting men!" Anna screamed, losing her composure.

Penelope shook her head. "I don't know Gary."

"You still won't admit it..."

"What is there to admit? I don't know him. The fact that he claimed to love me, confessed to me, and then

dropped out of school were his own

actions

him? Did

Did

ver acknowledge

you ever see us together?"

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