chapter 150 Secretly Taking Birth Control Chapter 150: Secretly Taking Birth Control In the end, Penelope had given in completely, succumbing to a heavy slumber.
surrendered entirely to the siren call of sleep. As she lay in nestled into the soft embrace of her bed and closed, her eyes fluttered shut for the lastfinal tthat night. Through the slits of her heavy lids, she caught a fleeting glimpse of the first lightblush of dawn through her window.
Watching, painting the sky in hues of pastel pink and gold.Kelvin, watching the woman in his arms sleep peacefully, Kelvin placed asuccumb to peaceful slumber, pressed a gentle kiss onto her forehead.
"Penelope," he whispered into the quiet room, "in this life, you're mine and only mine." How odd it It was a strange sensation for him-he. He was always a man of immense known for his ironclad self- control. Why was it that, yet with Penelope, his carefully erected boundaries seemed to vanish? Last time... itcrumble into dust. He recalled the last the had been in such a situation. It had been in a dimly lit hotel room, the air heavy with the scent of Fiona.
Yet tonight, with Penelope in his arms, he felt an unsettling sense of familiarity.
It was The parallels were eerily similar! . "If only it had been you that night, instead of Fiona," Kelvin mused aloud. "Things between us would be so different now." But there were nolife didn't entertain what-ifs in life.
The.As the morning grew brighter by the minute.
unfolded, the sun climbed higher in the sky, casting its warm glow into the room. When Penelope woke up, it was already finally stirred, the clock on the wall read noon. She felt groggy and weak, cursing Kelvin under her breath for her exhaustion.
After indulging in aa long, hot shower, Penelope began to feel a bit better.
"Mrs. Davis, "felt somewhat rejuvenated. As she descended the staircase, the butler greeted as she cdownstairs, "her, "Mrs. Davis, lunch is ready in the kitchen. Would you like to eat now?" She nodded in agreement, "Yes, thank you." "Not a problem at all.
He added, "Mr. Davis insisted you sleep in after last night's ordeal," he added. Penelope's." A blush crept up her cheeks flushedat his words, and she hurried to the dining room. While eatingshe ate, she calleddialed the hospital. The doctor informed her that Mrs. Cooper was still in the ICU under observation; her condition was stable but still critical.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPenelope was worried Penelope's heart clenched with worry, but all she could onlydo was offer silent prayers in her heart.
.After finishing her meal, she grabbed her purse and headed for made her way to the door.
The butler, ever vigilant, asked, "Mrs. Davis, where are you off to?" the butler inquired. "The office," she replied.
"Did Kelvin forbidto leave the house?" "Mr. Davis thought you might want to take the day off at home." She shook her head, "That's not necessary. I can go to work." Was she supposed to avoid work She refused to be the subject of office gossip just because Kelvin had worn her out? She refused to be the butt of office jokes.
.The butler offered to have the driver prepare a car.
"No, I'll take the bus,", but Penelope insisted.
on taking the bus. Kelvin's fleet of extravagant cars, lavish and exorbitant, were a far cry from something she felt appropriatetoo ostentatious for herself.
her liking. Besides, Penelopeshe had another matter pressing matter on her mind.
Kelvin had taken no precautions last night. Whether in the car or when they returned to their bedroom, there'd there had been no contraception.
He wantedwas eager for a child with her, encouraging her to conceive, hoping she'd becpregnant soon. But Penelope didn't want a child! She needed to buy emergency contraception, and it had to be done within twenty-four hours.
After getting offalighting from the bus, Penelope didn't head straight to The Davis Group's office but. Instead, she made a detour to the nearby pharmacy instead.
. To avoid bumping into being recognized by any colleagues, she donned a mask and kept her head low as she grabbed the medication and headed to the check-out. The clerk gave her a cursory glance but said nothing.
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Penelope slipped the medicine into her pocket and left the pharmacy in a hurry, planning to find a secluded spot to take it quickly.
It was only when she reached the mouth of an alley that she remembered she'd forgotten to buy water. Her nerves had gotten the best of her, and she'd completely spaced on the factforgotten that she needed water to swallow the pill.
"Great, Penelope, just great," she muttered to herself and hurried back to get swater.
But she had barely taken two steps when she saw Fiona getting out of a car parked by the curb.
Talk about bad timing! Penelope swiftly turned to leave, but it was too late.
"Penelope!" Fiona, with her sharp eyes, had already spotted her. "Why are you hiding? You're the talk of the town these days!" Penelope pretended not to hear and continued walking.
Fiona wasn't about to let her off so easily. "Hey! Stop!" Consumed by frustration since Kelvin was trying to distance himself and Penelope was the new favorite, Fiona felt her status slipping away.
"Something's off"Something is amiss," Fiona blocked herdeclared, stepping into Penelope's path. "Why such haste in your stride at my sight, Penelope, why the rush when you see me?" ?"Penelope gaveoffered her a brief glance. "Because you're an eyesore." "Hafleeting look. "Your presence is a blight to my eyes.""Ah, you must be up to no good, hidingconcealing something, skulking away fromlike that!" Startledin such a manner!"Caught off guard, Penelope still managed maintained her composure. "Speak your piece, I have matters to keep a calm facade. "Spit it out, I'm busy. Not allattend to. Unlike some, I don't have the luxury of us havesquandering tto waste." Fiona flipped."With a casual flick of her hair nonchalantly, flaunting, Fiona showcased her ring. "Yeah, I've gotIndeed, I have all the tin the world; I'm not short on cash.money is no object for me. Did you know Mr. Davis gavebestowed upona hefty sumgenerous fortune and housesproperties worth millions? I don't needwon't have to lift a finger for the rest of my life." "Right." days.""Indeed.""What's with the attitude?" sour demeanor?""That's the extent ofall there is to it," shrugged Penelope, "enjoy the bling, shrugged, "revel in your glittering trinkets, but remember to never take it off. It looks flashyremove them. They may appear grand and prestigious, but remember, you gotta wear it tothey are your grave!" eternal shackles!"Penelope was eagerly awaitinganticipating the deliveryarrival of her new earpiece so, a tool she could uncoverhoped would aid her in unveiling the secrets she was after.
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The longer she keptheld onto it on her, the highergreater the chancesrisk of it would bebeing discovered.
And if Kelvin found out she was secretly taking birth control...
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe'd be furious.
Annoyedwere to find out about her clandestine use of contes. His wrath would be unparalleled.Irritated, Penelope gestured dismissively, "MoveStep aside, don't be a nuisance." hindrance. "Fiona scoffed, "Don't get too comfortablegrow complacent, your tis running out!"
dwindling!"She was convincedcertain.
that Mr. Davis still had feelingsharbored affection for her, after all he was willing to giveprovide her moneywith wealth, a househome, and a carvehicle. He was justmerely temporarily blindedbeguiled by that bitchharlot Penelope. Otherwise, he would have taken backreclaimed the wedding ring long ago.
As Penelope pushed maneuvered past Fiona, aboutpreparing to leavedepart, a littleyoung boyo m wobbled towardtowards her on his bicycle, stillhis movements unsteady as he must have only recently learned to ride. Startledfrom his recent mastery of the skill.Alarmed by Penelope approaching Penelope's approach, the boy panicked and squeezedapplied the brakes abruptly.
with a sudden jerk.The bike let outemitted a screeching soundpiercing screech and toppled to one side.
As it went downfell, the handlebar snaggedcaught Penelope's purse, yanking it away.
"Bang!" wrenching it from her grasp."Crash!"The bike collapsed, and the contents of Penelope's purse scatteredwere strewn across the pavement.
The boy tumbled to the ground and bursterupted into tears.
It all happenedsobs. The incident unfolded so fastrapidly that Penelope didn't have a moment to react.
As she movedbent down to pick upcomfort the boy and offer words of comfort, her heart sankplummeted her medication was in that purse! She quickly crouchedstooped down and frantically began gathering her belongings, desperately tryingattempting to shoveconceal the box of pills back into her purse.