thenovelthief Chapter 241: Two old friends
Chapter 241: Two old friends
Chapter 241: Two old friendsTHURSDAY—
"Good morning!" Penny jogged down the stairs, catching Atlas on the couch while Hugo was coming in from the front door.
Judging by Atlas’s casual attire, he didn’t have any plans for the day. As for Hugo, who was dripping with sweat, she knew he had just finished his morning training.
"Are you leaving?" Atlas asked, his first question. "No jet lag?"
"Well," Penny cleared her throat and sat beside him, "I’m meeting Nina."
Atlas’s brows rose as he nodded. "Why not just invite her here?"
"Nina is a busy woman, not just you, First Brother." She bumped her side against his shoulder. "It’ll be quick."
As soon as she said those words, Penny jumped off the couch and walked away. She flashed Hugo a wide smile as she walked past him. When she reached the door, she looked back and said,
"Tell Third Brother I’m borrowing his car until my motorcycle arrives. I tried waking him up, but he’s not waking up. You might need to call a doctor just in case he never does."
After saying her piece, Penny quickly ran to the parking area and
"Ahh... haha!" Penny laughed, cupping her face. "If anyone looks uncomfortable here, it’s you."
Nina laughed weakly. "Penny, don’t tease me."
"But you sound very different, so it makes me want to tease you." Penny giggled mischievously. "I heard you reconciled with our brothers and parents."
"Yes." Nina sighed. "I apologized."
"That’s so nice to hear. Proud of you."
Nina’s brows rose, assessing Penny’s face on the screen. The last time they talked didn’t end on a bad note, but Nina thought that would be the end of their relationship. She didn’t dare think Penny would ever forget everything Nina had done.
Though she wasn’t wrong.
Penny would never forget what Nina had done and tried to do. However, that didn’t mean Penny would turn a blind eye to everything Nina was doing to make amends.
"Yuri always talks about you, and she only has nice things to say," Penny chuckled, letting her know she was aware of what was happening. "And I’m really glad you’re keeping your word."
Nina’s eyes softened as a smile turned up on her face.
"So? How’s your new school?" Penny asked curiously. "I heard you transferred to Yugi and Yuri’s school."
"It’s much better," Nina shared before adding, "I thought it would be easy, but it’s not as easy as others told me. It’s actually almost the same as what to expect in our previous school."
The more Nina talked, the more comfortable she felt, and the more eager she was to share everything. She didn’t even notice they had been talking for over two hours until the call ended.
It was a strange experience for Nina, but since then, Penny kept in touch with her. Eventually, that fateful night when Nina answered her call became the start of a strong friendship with Penny.
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[PRESENT TIME]
Nina sat quietly in the corner of a coffee shop, browsing through some designs on her tablet to kill time. When she noticed a person standing beside the table, she slowly looked up and saw a stunning beauty smiling down at her.
"Penny?" Nina slowly rose from her seat, in awe at the sight of her. "Oh, my God! It’s you!"
Nina casually spread her arms and embraced her. Penny hugged her back briefly before they sat across from each other.
For a moment, Nina was still stunned by the woman seated across from her. Although the last time they talked was a month ago, it was only a call. Penny had been busy for the past five years because of her company, and Nina had been equally occupied since that was when she started her career as an interior designer.
"Hey!" Penny clapped in front of her. "Did we meet so you could stare at me?"
Nina snapped out of her trance and blurted out, "Penny, your eyes are so pretty. They look like our brothers’."
"Well, they have beautiful eyes, especially Slater, but he doesn’t use them properly. Can you imagine he mistook someone else for me just because I’m not chubby anymore?"
Nina chuckled. "That’s typical of him."
"But you recognized me."
"I recognized your eyes," Nina clarified, smiling at her.
The two of them smiled at each other, and in their hearts, they couldn’t help but realize they never thought they’d be at this point in their lives.
Time truly changes people’s hearts.
In Penny’s previous life, she would never have imagined meeting Nina in a cafe without fear of what the latter was planning. But now, she was meeting Nina just to catch up with an old friend. No drama, no schemes—just a casual meet-up between two friends... a friendship that started because one was willing to reach out and the other was willing to admit their wrongs.
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[Bennet Mansion]
Slater stood in front of the garage and stared blankly at the empty space where his car was supposed to be. His quivering lips opened and closed as his eyes slowly filled with disbelief.
"Who... who took my car?!"
Hugo and Atlas, who were idling in the garden, flinched as they heard Slater throw a huge fit. They even heard some birds fly away from their nest. Even so, they feigned deafness and ignorance.
They didn’t see who took the car.