Chapter 1006: Would you… really die if he dies?
Meanwhile, outside the residence, on the wide greenery surrounding it, Penny and Slater lay flat on the grass. They were both panting from exhaustion, their hair disheveled, with dirt clinging to parts of their faces and bodies.
Earlier, Penny had chased after him.
Slater thought he was fast enough, but he had underestimated the size of the lot. He should’ve gone through the front door instead of the back door since his car was in the driveway. If only he had, Penny wouldn’t have caught up, and they wouldn’t have had to wrestle like children.
"I knew it. It’s the ink I was smelling earlier, not alcohol or medicine," she breathed out, her eyes still closed. "How dare you scribble on my face? Are you trying to ruin it?"
"I’ll pay for your clinic visit." Slater clicked his tongue. "Don’t you know I’m the face of the best aesthetic clinic in Anteca? One word from me, and they’d treat you like the first lady of the country?"
"Do you think I’m cheap?"
Slater rolled his eyes, clicking his tongue in irritation.
For a moment, the two of them stayed quiet, trying to gather their remaining energy. If they weren’t siblings, they would have hurt each other more. Thankfully, even though they wrestled, they knew killing each other wasn’t an option.
Slater squinted his eyes slightly, holding his hand over his face to shield his eyes from the brief rays of the sun. When the cloud moved to cover the sunlight, he dropped his hand to the side.
"Hey, Penny," he called quietly, his eyes still on the clear blue sky scattered with clouds. "Yesterday... what was going through your head while we were waiting for the doctor’s news?"
Penny slowly opened her eyes, her left brow arching in surprise. She glanced at his side profile. Her reaction yesterday had already been brought up in the room, for which she appreciated Atlas’ sensible words. However, she had to admit that none of them had asked what was going on in Penny’s mind in that situation.
All they knew was that she had quickly fallen into a very vulnerable state.