Chapter 496: Never gonna be on that other side again
Days passed, and as time continued without pause, things slowly returned to normal. Penny went back to the office two days after the incident. Though she had already been given permission to return to Zoren’s home, for some reason, she hadn’t done so.
One of those reasons was that she didn’t want Zoren to know about her interest in someone. That someone was...
Seated on the other side of the glass, she heard a piercing buzz from the other end of the room. She watched as the metal door opened, revealing an officer escorting an inmate inside.
The inmate was the person who had attacked Slater — the same person who claimed to have lived an extra lifetime, just like Penny. After the brief ceremony of the officer removing one cuff from the man, only to attach it to a bar on the side, Penny glanced at the officer and blinked slowly. Without a word, the officer lowered his head and, instead of staying in the room to keep watch, he stepped out.
"Hah." The inmate sneered as the officer left, glancing over his shoulder before locking eyes with Penny. "It’s you."
Her brows lifted, but she said nothing.
"You’re the one who ruined my plans. That’s you," he clarified, laughing with a twisted grin. "What’s your name again? Something like... Panffle? Peter? Pinty? Ah, whatever. It’s Miss Bennet. The first name doesn’t matter."
He faced her again, still grinning. "What matters is that you are going to be doomed."
"I’m not the one on the other side of the glass," she remarked calmly. "Between us, your doom is closer than mine."
"Haha!" His laughter was eerie, enough to send chills down anyone’s spine. "Oh, Miss Bennet. How foolish you are."