Eugene then paused. “Also, Olivia and North are my wife and son. If you don’t like them, you can stay away from them, but I don’t want to hear you talking bad about them. Otherwise, whatever happened today will repeat itself again.”
Tears welled up in Penny’s eyes as she began to wail. “How dare you treat me like this, Eugene? You sent my parents into the detention center, and you’re even going against me now… If you think that I’m a nuisance to you, I can just die in front of you right now.” As she spoke, she bent down to hit her head against the coffee table. She didn’t actually want to hit herself, but only to scare Eugene. She figured that he would hold her back before screaming at her and telling her that she was losing her mind.
However, in reality, the man simply stood in his spot with a cold look on his face as he watched her slamming her head against the coffee table. Since she had no intention of actually hitting herself, she didn’t injure herself in any way. However, she did feel a sharp pain on her forehead.
After that, she fell to the ground and glared at the man above her. She seemed to understand something right then. All along, she had felt so emotional with Eugene because she held high hopes and expectations toward him. Alternatively, it could have been because she had always believed that Eugene wouldn’t be so heartless. One way or another, she suddenly gained some clarity after their earlier conversation. It was a fact that her mother had stolen his mother’s position and forced his mother out of the company.
Ultimately, Penny and Eugene could never become actual siblings. The best that they could do was to remain civil to each other and to act as if they were siblings. But now, he had already sent her parents into the detention center. Did he even need to be nice to her anymore?
I can’t believe I was dumb enough to think that Eugene would set my parents free for my sake. How could that be possible? I should be grateful that he didn’t send me in with them. It seems like he has been tolerating us in silence all this while. Perhaps it is like what he had said-he only tolerated us because he cared about Grandpa’s wellbeing.
He probably figured that Grandpa wouldn’t be able to bear seeing his son hate his grandson. In the past, perhaps he had never found a perfect opportunity to deal with my parents while also not facing the consequences of being seen as a bad person. His perfect opportunity showed up after Olivia and North came! He sent my parents into the detention center, but not a single person thought that there was anything wrong.
Furthermore, he got everyone to witness all the nasty things that my parents did. This is the most embarrassing way of throwing them into jail. He must have been a cold-blooded boy all along-everyone else wouldn’t think of him as harsh and cruel otherwise. Perhaps he never truly cared for everyone except Olivia, Penny thought.
Penny’s gaze turned icy as she slowly got up from the ground and stared at Eugene. “Throughout the years, I always thought I didn’t know the real you. I acknowledged the cruel and harsh methods you use when it comes to business, but I believed that you wouldn’t treat your family the same way. However, I just realized something-you’ve never treated me as your sister, although I’ve always treated you as a brother.”
Eugene gazed at her. “You can continue acting, Penny. I’m the same person-it doesn’t matter whether you know me or not. You’re 24 this year, Penny. You should be able to make some of your own judgments. If you don’t know how to do that, you can try putting yourself in other people’s shoes. What would you do if you were in my shoes?” he asked.
She let out a cold sneer. “You can stop talking now, Eugene. From now on, I no longer see you as my brother. You’re just my enemy now.”
