From Hatred to Passionate Love Amelia Hart

Chapter 198 I'll Leave Kelvin Right Away Lily remarked, "Just a meeting, a little chat. You're now Kelvin's darling, his prized possession; even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't touch you." Penelope replied, "All right, I'll cover." Although she didn't know Lily's intentions, the saying, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained,' was true.

To uncover the truth, she needed to engage with Lily and Anthony up close. By talking more, she could find a breakthrough, a way out! Penelope set off for the appointment.

Before entering the coffee shop, she called out tentatively, "Jack?" From a corner, Jack appeared swiftly, "Mrs. Davis." "It's nothing," she said with a smile. "Just checking if you were here." At a table by the window, Lily and Anthony were waiting.

Anthony surveyed her with a gaze that prowled from head to toe, distinctly unsettling.

"I'm here," Penelope said, taking a seat opposite them. "Let's talk straight; what do you want to discuss without beating around the bush?" Anthony kept his eyes on her, and said, "I really don't know what Kelvin sees in you. Beauty? There are plenty more attractive than you for him to pick. Smartness? Your IQ doesn't seem that high. Penelope, what did you do to make Kelvin so infatuated with you?" "Is that any of your business?" Penelope retorted. "Mind your own." Anthony scoffed, "Oh, the lady has sfire; maybe that's what Kelvin likes." Contempt filled Anthony's face.

He could easily find someone at a nightclub with a better figure than Penelope! Kelvin must've been too long without a woman to fall for this plain Jane type.

Lily interjected, "Enough, let's talk business. Penelope, be frank, do you want to leave Kelvin?" Penelope raised an eyebrow, intrigued, and asked, "You're here to persuadeto divorce? Are you sure?" She had heard, had she? It would seem more logical for Lily and her son to hope she'd stay married so that they could make a scene within the Davis family, accusing Kelvin of disgracing his ancestors and succumbing to a seductress.

"Yeah, we're all just looking out for the Davis family," Anthony chimed in, "You might fool Kelvin, but you can't fool the rest of us!" "Afraid that's not your real goal," Penelope cthe retort with a scoff.

Anthony was adamant. He deeclared, "For the sake of the Davis family, we have to drive you out!" Penelope exposed his true intentions. She stated, "Wrong. You want to pushout so Kelvin will go mad searching for me, forcing a complete fallout with you all. Then you'll seize the chance to claim he's lost his mind overand declare him unfit to head the Davis family." She saw right through their little game.

Their talk of morality and justice was just self-serving cunning! Anthony was taken aback, not expecting Penelope to guess their plan so quickly.

"I'm right, aren't I?" Penelope sneered. "That's your purpose!" "So, what if it is?" Anthony dropped the pretense and admitted bluntly, "Penelope, you better play smart. Kelvin may love you, but you're nothing compared to power!" "Exactly," Lily said, "Besides, you're the sworn enemy who killed Kelvin's father. There will always be a barrier between you two!" "Why don't we make a deal, Penelope? We can give you a sum of money to take and disappear for good. Whatever happens to the Davis family after won't be your concern.

"Nyour price. I won't shortchange you. It'll be more than you could earn in your whole lifetime! "It's your best way out. Be content. Don't think you can safely claim the spot as the lady of the Davis family." Lily and Anthony played good cop and bad cop with practiced ease.

Penelope couldn't help but find their antics amusing, like two jesters in a farce.

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After a pause, Anthony asked, "How much do you want? Give us a number." Penelope held up five fingers.

"Five million dollars?" Anthony shot up from his seat. "Penelope, you've really got a nerve!" Penelope replied, "Wrong." "Fifty million dollars?" Anthony asked.

Penelope smiled faintly, and said, "Five billion dollars." Anthony's face paled. "You... why don't you just rob a bank!" he scoffed.

His voice, tinged with agitation, rose involuntarily, drawing glances from the nearby onlookers.

Lily was also startled. "Penelope, you're actually serious about your demand." Five billion was a number too astronomical for Jand her son even to fathom.

It was a fortune only the likes of Kelvin and his Grandpa Davis could command! As everyone's attention turned her way, Penelope decided to put on a show.

With a look of utter despair and tears welling in her eyes, Penelope addressed her mother-in-law, "Mom, my husband and I are genuinely in love. I don't know what I did to upset you so much that you'd ruthlessly tear us apart...

"I'll leave if that's what you want; just transfer the money into my account. The moment it's there, I'll be gone, and I promise not to look back! "After all, it is true love between your son and me; I can't live without him..."

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"Is this for real, or are we watching a scene from a movie?" someone asked.

"It seems legit like the mother-in-law is offering cash to make this woman leave her son," Somebody mentioned.

"How much is she offering?" another asked.

"Do you think the woman will agree?" someone asked.

Lily and Anthony were caught off guard by Penelope's antics, standing there dumbfounded.

It took a moment, but it was Lily who snapped out of it first, chastising, "Penelope, cut out the theatrics!" Penelope just shrugged, "I named my price. Can you meet it or not?" "Five billion dollars - in your dreams!" Lily and Anthony scoffed.

"Given Kelvin's worth, is he not deserving of a measly five billion dollars? If you wantgone, you've got to back a Vittle. How else will you seal the deal?" Penelope quipped. "Or do you think the position as head of the Davis family isn't worth five billion?" She knew very well that Lily couldn't afford such a sum.

And even if she could, she certainly wouldn't want to part with that much money. "You can't 't lure & wolf without sacrificing sof your flock," Penelope stated. "No worries, I can штед give you tto think. When you're ready, contact me. Oh, and letgive you my bank account number." With a flourish, she jotted down a string of numbers. "I'll be waiting for your message. Once the money's there, I'll be out of here faster than a rocket," Penelope claimed.

Lily and her son had such appalling manners, eyeing the headship of the Davis family and control of the Davis Group without weighing their worth! Especially when Penelope considered the possibility that they had a hand in Mr. Davis's demise, framing her father, her loathing for them was bone-deep! Lily's face turned a shade paler. "Wait," she called out to Penelope.

Penelope, wearing a sly grin, inquired, "Something else on your mind?"