Chapter 625: Just a matter of priority
If only Mark had foreseen that this would be the cost of respecting Penny’s request, he would have stayed stubborn. But earlier today, despite how authoritative her tone was, it sounded as if she desperately needed it.
"I see." Angel nodded in understanding, casting his eyes at the door. "So, that’s what happened."
Now, it made sense to Angel. For a moment, he thought that if Mark didn’t have a good explanation, he would take it as an offense. However, Mark was also just following orders, and as someone who had been working with Penny, Angel understood what it felt like to be in Mark’s shoes.
Penny, after all, rarely made requests. Thus, when she asked for one, her people would often grant it without making a fuss. Even Wild wouldn’t have the heart to say no to her when she needed some time to think and reflect.
"Where did she go, then?" Angel blurted out, keeping tabs on Penny’s schedule despite being deployed to Zoren. "As far as I remember, she didn’t have any other important meetings today or this week because of Uncle Wild."
Mark shrugged. "Wherever she went today, it’s probably a place she didn’t want people to know about."
Thus, a question arose not just for Mark and Angel, but for everyone:
Where did she go that she would even ask Mark to withdraw the people Zoren planted in her shadow?
Mark was initially hopeful that Angel would have the answer. However, Angel and all of Penny’s men wore looks of confusion. They didn’t know what their expressions were conveying.
Unbeknownst to them, Penny had simply gone to a psychiatric clinic to get herself checked. As for why she ordered Mark to withdraw everyone around her, the answer was simple: If the people guarding her were Angel and her men, she wouldn’t mind keeping them around. But she wasn’t as comfortable with Mark and Zoren’s men as she was with Angel.