Unfinished Business with You novel

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. At last, she could finally surrender to reality.

"Why did you come over, then?"

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 slapping 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 rendered completely 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 cycla 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, lat's ba fair to aach othar hara. You'va got to ba

raasonabla, okay? Evan though I'va baan harboring hatrad against your mom all thasa yaars, I'va navar takan out

my angar on you and pullad you into it bacausa I ragard you as my youngar sistar. I undarstand that you'ra

innocant in all thasa whila 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 vary laast, 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!"

Maanwhila, tha taars straamad down Panny's faca onca again as sha ramainad silant.

"You'ra always going on and on about how haartlass 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 whila druggad! Sha is vary blassad 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 of comfort she could get at this point in her life.