Pampered by My Ex-husband (Penny and Orlando)

Chapter 161 The Toad Eating Swan Meat

Chapter 161 The Toad Eating Swan Meat

The phone was in Penny's pocket, and she had no idea who was calling her tonight. Even if she had

silenced it, the calls kept coming one after another.

It seemed that Penny hadn't checked her horoscope before going out today.

The phone kept ringing persistently, as if it would never stop if she didn't answer.

At this point, Penny felt trapped with no way out. She contemplated how she would explain herself to

Orlando once he saw her face clearly, hoping to prevent him from immediately blacklisting her.

On this stormy night, with thunder rumbling outside, the only sound indoors was the ringing phone.

Penny lowered her head, intending to take out her phone.

"Mr. Fletcher, actually, I..."

Before she could finish her sentence, another thunderclap sounded from outside the window, although

there was no lightning, so the room remained pitch black.

Because of this sudden thunder, Orlando, for a moment, couldn't quite catch the change in her tone of

voice.

Otherwise, he would have instantly recognized her as his designer.

However, at this moment, all he could hear was the thunder and the ringing phone.

Penny had given up and figured out how to apologize.

But just as she took out her phone from her pocket, it suddenly went completely dark.

It wasn't Penny who had silenced it; the battery had died, and the phone shut down.

She had been in a rush when she went out tonight and stayed at the hospital the whole night.

Therefore, she hadn't had a chance to charge her phone. With it continuously ringing just now, the

battery finally drained.

How fortunate.

It was so coincidental that Penny wondered if she had saved the galaxy in her previous life, which is

why she still had a chance at this point.

Orlando also noticed that her phone had shut down. They were now close to each other, and her scent

was even more familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had encountered it before.

"Mr. Fletcher, I'm new here and accidentally broke a dish earlier. I'm a bit nervous."

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She didn't know where the fuse was because she was new.

"Anika said we must be fully focused when facing you, and we're all afraid of making mistakes."

When she said these words, her voice was very low and filled with fear.

Orlando frowned and released her wrist.

He was not used to being too close to women; having their skin touching made him uncomfortable.

Grabbing her wrist just now was an unconscious act.

Now that he let go of her, he realized that he had been holding on for a minute.

He rubbed his temple, wondering if Rex had been pressuring him too much lately, causing him to be

affected.

"I understood."

His tone remained calm as he walked out first. "It's dark inside; be careful."

Penny stood in place, relieved when she heard his footsteps fade away.

Once she confirmed that he had gone upstairs, she slowly made her way up.

Back in her own bedroom, she plugged in her phone to charge and noticed that Cason had called. He

asked her to take Orlando to the Stuart's mansion tomorrow night, as the Stuart family had prepared

dinner.

This was something he had previously requested, but Penny found it annoying.

Orlando despised her identity, so how could he willingly go there?

Thinking back to the thrilling scene with Orlando just now, it was clear that she couldn't stay at Hills

Villa any longer.

*

The next morning, she didn't leave the house. Instead, she waited for Orlando to leave first.

When Anika informed her that Orlando had left, Penny finally felt relieved.

Being under the same roof as him made even taking deep breaths difficult.

After breakfast, she went to the back room to check on Niko. He had been kept inside recently, and his

barks weren't as clear as before, which made Penny feel sorry for him.

She needed to move out of Hills Villa quickly to make sure Niko wouldn't be harmed.

Thankfully, the new house she bought was big enough for both her and Niko without feeling too

cramped.

"Woof woof woof!" Niko excitedly circled her, leaving a trail with his wagging tail.

Penny patted his head and took him for a walk around the Hills Villa neighborhood before heading to

Valenworth Company to finalize some work-related matters and sign some papers.

Since they were going to start construction, she needed to personally inform Orlando, the homeowner.

Penny made a trip to the Fletcher Group and encountered the annoying Lydia again.

Lydia had just finished calling Angie, saying that she would help keep an eye on Orlando when she

saw Penny coming to the company.

It hadn't been long since they last met, but this woman was already irritating. Clearly, she was using

work as an excuse to try to get close to Orlando.

"Some people always dream of eating swan meat while being a frog," Lydia remarked disdainfully as

she slammed the papers on the table.

"They never consider their own value and resort to cheap tactics, thinking they can hook people in.

They can use these tactics once or twice, but do they really think it'll work?"

Angie would be coming back soon, and Penny was just a clown jumping through hoops.

However, Penny seemed unaware of her own status and needed a wake-up call.