CHAPTER 123: THE TRUE HEIRESS 2

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Ariana couldn’t believe her eyes. No! That cannot be Penelope. Hughes had told her Penny was unable to get out of bed today, she had told her her mistress had gotten fatter. What the hell is going on?

Penny should be triple her former size by now.

Where was the heavy breathing? The puffed cheeks? The swollen ankles?

Penny should’ve looked like a walking bakery by now.

Did she not eat the cookie?

"Wow!" Jane exclaimed staring at the girl who walked in with the men behind her. Penny didn’t even need to do too much to make a grand entrance. Everyone admired her immediately, wondering who she was and what she was doing here.

Could she be a model?

A rich heiress that just returned?

A celebrity they didn’t know exist?

It seems Ariana isn’t the only one shocked. As Maybelline clenched her hands into a fist. The bitter taste of jealousy coated her tongue again and she glared at Penng. No matter how beautiful she looks right now, she would still be the same child that had ruined her life.

And tonight, she would ruin Penny too.

Ariana clenched gritted her teeth as she stared at her elder sister. Rather than gatting bigger, Penny had reduced so much that she was almost normal now. Her beauty was back. The type that overshadowed Ariana’s.

This is what she has been avoiding up until now. It’s like all her plans and effort to ruin Penny all week, had failed.

She stood by this door ready to humiliate her sister, but she instead got humiliated.

"She’s so beautiful." Rose exclaimed.

"It seems your plan to humiliate your sister had backfired." Jane laughed.

"No wonder you were always jealous. Because you’re nothing compared to Penny." Rose said.

"You better watch your mouth. Don’t forget I brought you here and I can kick you out."

Chris who had been so upset earlier, suddenly froze at the sight of Penelope. He had no idea his mouth was hanging wide open.

This couldn’t be the fat ugly duckling he had insulted just a few hours back.

When did she get this beautiful?

Greg was also frozen too. Penny had gotten even more beautiful than the night he met her. She was the desire of all men right now. The new diamond of Owlsgrave.

Osvaldo walked next to his Penguin smiling from ear to ear as he stared at the guest. He was lost in his little world, feeling like a superstar as he walked the carpet.

Penny’s beauty had overshadowed him for a moment, but as they walked, people began to notice the strange man walking behind the beautiful lady.

A man they all have not seen before.

Murmurs began again.

Who the hell is he?

Are these people new to Owlsgrave?

They also noticed the older man walking next to the man. But his face looked familiar even if it’s been so long since they last saw him.

Was that... Darlington Adkins?

Did the real Adkins family still exist?

But how is it possible? They had all died years back. Last they heard Darlington was blind. Maybe it’s just a man that looks like him.

Of course almost everyone in the higher society knew the Peterson’s were the fake Adkins. But they said nothing because they had claimed that Dewitt Adkins left everything in their name, including the name Adkins, to keep it alive.

Everyone knew the real Adkins family were dead, so what is this?

And the two men walking with a girl, had the Adkins signature ribbon tied to their hair.

Xavier smiled on seeing his child. He has waited for this moment for twenty years now. Heaven knows how much he died in silence each day he saw his child suffer.

He has waited for this reunion. It is time to take her back. It’s time to spoil her rotten.

He emptied the glass of wine in his hands and headed towards the ballroom.

Penny who hasn’t been before so many eyes, stood at a corner with Darlington and Osvaldo by her side. She felt so uncomfortable.

So anxious...

She had deliberately arrived late to squeeze herself in and just experience the party from the sidelines, never did she ever imagine she would be the center of attention tonight.

Where’s the heiress already, have they already found her?

Are they not supposed to make an announcement or something? Why was everyone still staring?

A hush suddenly swept through like a cold breeze.

And then came the footsteps.

Measured.

Commanding.

A man descended the grand staircase.

He wore a black suit, nothing extravagant, but on him, it looked like war armor. His face was carved from marble, strong jaw, piercing eyes, a mouth that didn’t smile but held centuries of secrets.

He looked like a king.

"Mr. Xavier Bloodsworth," the announcer declared.

Ladies, arranged their dresses like this was some bride picking contest even if the invitation was clear, Mr Bloodsworth was celebrating the return of his heir.

As he came to light, Penny could see how handsome he was.

Damn! He looked so breathtaking.

He was devastatingly handsome, even more so than the younger men in the room. He radiated power, the kind that didn’t need to be spoken.

But the moment his eyes locked with hers...

Everything else faded.

His gaze was soft. So soft. Like the world slowed just for them.

Penny looked behind her to be sure she was the one he was staring at. But why?

Why did he stared at her like that? She was ready to tell him she’s already married just in case he tries anything stupid.

Even if she wasn’t married, she would never settle for a man like him.

"Penelope." Maybelline walked towards her daughter before Xavier could reach her and other guest surrounded the man too.

He was just a few steps away from his child, but it felt like a thousand steps ahead.

"Who invited you for this party?" May asked.

"I did mother and I’m sorry for it." Ariana suddenly said to her mother.