Chapter 1526: And above it… was the penthouse.
"Oh! You guys are early!" Penny flashed them a smile, waving a handful of papers. "Shawn, I need a summary of this. Please send it to my office as soon as you can."
"Also, I need progress reports from you three," she added, pointing at Hayley, Teddy, and Patricia. "Send them to my office right away. I’ll read them while having my coffee."
With that, Penny was ready to head out, but the four of them just stared at her blankly.
"Hello?" she called, raising an eyebrow. "Are you guys okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost or something."
They didn’t respond right away. All they could do was stare at their boss in stunned silence.
Was it weird to say something felt off?
This morning, they’d seen Zoren Pierson in his pajamas. And now Penny, who looked like she had just woken up, was here too—in her pajamas.
What were the odds?
Before they could dwell any longer on how bizarre it all was, their eyes were drawn to something else: the plasters and band-aids scattered across Penny’s skin. The most obvious ones were on her forehead and jaw, with several more on her arms.
"Miss Penny, are you alright?" Teddy snapped out of his trance and walked closer. "Why are you covered in band-aids?"
Patricia sprinted over and beat Teddy to it, standing directly in front of Penny. She tilted her head, scanning her from top to bottom.
"What happened to you!?" she gasped. "Did you get in trouble again!?"