Once they got into the room, Nicole poured Penny a glass of water. “Stop crying. Drink some water,” Nicole uttered. Penny took the glass from her. “How did he change so quickly?” she asked while crying.
Nicole let out a sigh as she got Penny to sit down. “You shouldn’t be sad over this anymore. Eugene’s just too heartless. He wasn’t like this in the past. He used to be so good to you and all of his friends. Now… Ah! Fine. Perhaps our sudden appearance today threw him off. I guess he had no choice but to speak his true feelings when you questioned him,” Nicole replied.
Penny slammed the glass down on the table with a loud smack. “Now that he has a wife and a son, he no longer cares about anyone else. He left Old Man Nolan all alone at home during the new year, and he brought his family over on vacation here. I don’t believe it when he says that it isn’t because of Olivia. He wouldn’t be so guarded if it weren’t for Olivia!”
“He doesn’t have a choice. He has to protect her since she’s his girlfriend. Come to think of it, Ellen and your mother had a grudge against one another since years ago, yet he had never thought of hurting your mother as he was worried that Old Man Nolan wouldn’t be able to handle it. In the end, he only got involved because your mother messed around with Olivia. Eugene was the first to jump to the rescue then. However, his response had been a little too intense. He can ignore the feelings of others, but not yours. Imagine having your family in jail and your entire home ruined for the new year celebration. No one would be able to handle such a thing,” Nicole uttered.
Penny was crying harder at this point. “Who does he think of apart from Olivia? He doesn’t care about anyone else. Didn’t you hear him threatening to mess with my parents? Do you think he’s even human?!”
“So, I don’t think you should go against his wishes anymore. You may be close to him, but I don’t think he’ll give in when he has to protect Olivia, Nicole responded.
Penny let out an angry grunt. “It’s all Olivia’s fault. She ruined my family.” When Nicole heard what Penny said, she couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow before speaking. “You shouldn’t say that in front of your brother. We can’t afford to get him mad now.”
Penny scoffed. “I don’t think he would dare to do anything to me!” she cried. “What are you planning?” Nicole asked. “I want revenge, of course. Are you sure that the young kid is biologically related to my brother?” Penny asked in return.
“Who knows? Your brother claimed that he is- who would dare go against your brother’s words? He also published a DNA report, right?” Nicole said.
“Who knows if it’s legitimate?” Penny suggested while Nicole played along. “That’s true. He’d do anything for Olivia, Nicole agreed. Upon ending her phone call, Nicole’s phone began to ring. It was a call from Hayden, and both Penny and Nicole exchanged glances before looking up. “I thought it’d be your brother calling to check on you because it’s so late,” Nicole uttered.
Penny scoffed. “He wouldn’t think of me at a time like this.” But Nicole simply let out a sigh before she tapped the call button on her phone. “Hayden.”
Hayden’s worried voice came from the other end of the line. “Where are you? Did you find Penny?” “I did. We’re at the hotel, Nicole replied.
“I’ll come over to meet you guys,” Hayden suggested. After Nicole agreed and ended the call, she turned to Penny. “Alright. Stop being so sad. I understand how you feel, but there’s really no point in crying over spilled milk. Why don’t you spend the money to find a good lawyer for your mother? We should reduce their sentences as much as we can. You’ll get a chance to be with your parents once they’re out.”
However, Penny clutched onto Nicole as she began to cry again. “He’s such a heartless person. Even if my parents wronged him, I never did anything, did I? How could he be so heartless to me?”
