CHAPTER 105: HER PUNISHMENT

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"We will never bow to Penny never!" Ariana spat out. Just then, Barnaby appeared from a corner, instructing the guards where to place the items they had carried.

"Barnaby, how dare you defile us like this after the years we’ve been together?" Abby rushed to his side as she spoke. She couldn’t believe their servants would be so quick to turn against them after everything.

She would admit she has not been the best boss to them, but she wasn’t the first.

"What are you talking about Mrs Abby?" Barnaby asked as if confused even if he knew what she was talking about.

"Please quit the act, you know what she’s talking about?" Ari cut him off. "Mark your betrayal today and know we’ll never forgive you once we bounce back up. Both you and that stupid Penny would pay for everything." Ariana continued.

"Barnaby, Penny has only been here for a month plus, yet you take instructions from her like she’s your boss. What happened to the respect to have for me? Why do you all want to defile me?"

"I have taken care of you and your master for years even when it’s not my responsibility." She continued.

"I’m sorry if you feel any type of way, Mrs Abby. I will never disrespect you or master Greg or Chris." Ariana rolled her eyes at his words. For one thing, she didn’t trust this butler even in the slightest.

"However, I’m only taking instructions from our new boss. Miss Penny owns everything now, including us the servants and it’s only right we answer to her." Barnaby said calmly.

"How can Penny own everything if she’s just married to the madman? We are humans too. Mother and father have taken care of that madman for years before Penny’s arrival and this is what they get?" Ariana was furious, but above all, her jealousy burned hotter than molten magma.

She would never accept that Penny was in charge now.

"If you have issues with our Miss Penny, please settle things with her before it’s too late Miss Ariana, but we cannot go against her just because you say so." Barnaby began.

Ariana pressed her lips into a thin line as she stared at him. She wanted to smack his head with her hands, but that was against the rules too.

"Then at least tell us where you’re taking these to. Why are you all emptying the mansion?" Abby asked already so exhausted. Her son was in there fighting for his life and they were here fighting for their reputation.

"Miss Penny has asked us to sell off these and replace them with something new. In her words, they’re way above your status. She wants them replaced with something in your status." Barnaby said calmly.

"What?" Greg asked.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"No, you can’t take it." Abby shook her head. Penny was about to embarrass them finally. She knows Ariana and Christian’s marriage is coming up soon and she wants to humiliate them finally.

Penny has really bitten more than she can chew this time. Not only has she successfully stolen Abby’s status but she was not hellbent on ruining their lives. They will never accept such a treatment.

"I’m sorry Mrs Abby, but I no longer take orders from you when it comes to the affairs of the house anymore," Barnaby said calmly and started walking away.

Everything happening now is Chris’s fault. If only he hadn’t tried to ride Penny and oppose everything she did. He had no right to do what he did.

Barnaby suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned his gaze to Abby.

"Everything happening now is Master Chris’s fault. He should have never tried to mess with my master Osvalso and Miss Penny." He said calmly and turned away. He just needed to clear the air for future misunderstandings.

The Peterson’s had returned because of Ariana, but Chris had ended up getting hurt.

Abby wanted to speak when the doctor arrived.

"Can I talk to you, Mr and Mrs Adkins?" He said and the trio turned to look at him.

When they all stepped back inside the mansion, the doctor continued.

"I found pieces of broken bottles attached to his head while I stitched the wound. It seems someone had hurt him with a bottle." The doctor said.

"Are you sure you don’t know what happened to him?" He asked and both Abby and Greg shook their heads.

Only Chris can tell them what happened to him at their point."

"How is he now, will he be okay doctor?" Abby asked worriedly and the doctor nodded.

"Of course, he’s fine. I’m just surprised that many pieces of the bottle were found in his head." He said.

"I also had to shave his hair, it’s the only way I could treat the wound." He announced.

"That’s okay. Anything for his recovery." Greg said calmly. Both he and Abby knew how much their son valued his hair, they couldn’t begin to imagine how he would react when he woke up and saw his hair gone.

It would be fine for a while too.

"You’ll give him the drugs. The prescriptions are written on the side of the bottle. I will be back every morning to dress his wound and see how he’s doing." Doctor Gary said calmly and they all nodded.

After his little words, he left the Adkins household.

Over at the Penthouse,

After breakfast, Penelope headed back to her room to freshen up and get ready for other activities of the day. Which included her spending the rest of her day in the lab and finding the cure for Osvaldo’s madness just as they had agreed.

A month had passed since their agreement, which meant she had less than 9 months to come up with something.

Penny sighed, damping her wet hair with a towel as she wrapped the next around her waist. She hated that the towels could barely cover her body, but she didn’t care.

After all, she is the only one in the room. It’s not like anyone was watching.

But when she stepped inside the room... Penny froze.

What the hell?

Penny’s eyes were wide as she stared at the pair of golden eyes staring back at her.