Chapter 795: It’s a little late, but… hi?
"William, didn’t you hear what I said? I didn’t try to poison you. If poisoning you was my plan, you wouldn’t even know it, even after you died!"
What a bold thing to say.
Everyone could only stare at Penny with wide eyes, speechless as they watched her giggle right after making such a remark. Although the Pierson family was well-versed in wordplay and politics and were no strangers to veiled threats, they had never encountered anyone so bold as to say something like this directly. In front of everyone.
Penny wasn’t outright admitting she was capable of poisoning someone to death, but the way she said it made people think twice. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire; it wouldn’t hurt to take her words with a grain of salt.
"What did you—what did you say?!" William seethed, his anger flaring. "An outsider crashing into this family and threatening me? How bold, Miss Bennet!"
He raised a finger, pointing at her while shaking his head. "I don’t care that you have a company of your own. Miss Penelope Bennet, I will not let this slide. Zoren may protect you all he wants, but no one is above the law! I won’t overlook this attempted murder!"
"Okay, whatever floats your boat. Good luck," Penny shrugged, waving at Mark dismissively and then turning toward the window, where the red laser lights that had been on William. "It’s fine now. No need to give him the spotlight."
"You! You’re unbelievable!" William felt he might choke on his own anger, only to realize the red laser lights on him disappeared in an instant. Mark also stepped back, bowing his head to Penny before finding a place behind Zoren’s seat.
"Are you really this arrogant?!" William exclaimed angrily, clenching his fists. "Zoren, how could you let this woman act however she pleases at this intimate family dinner? Letting her in here was one thing, but can’t you see that she keeps disrespecting the people here? Such a rude person; it shows just how terrible her upbringing was!"
"Lloyd, is she disrespecting you?" Zoren, who was calmly observing the scene and admiring his wife while giving William hypertension, cast Lloyd a casual look.