At this mont, Penny had three options:
Option 1: Swing her feet back up and kick him right in his family jewels.
Option 2: Strike him with her elbow straight to his gut... Then beat him to a pulp.
Option 3: Panic.
She panicked for the first five seconds. However, the third option quickly fell off the list as Penny considered which of the other two this guy — the one invading her personal space — deserved more.
As she weighed her options, she caught a faint, familiar scent of musk. Mixed with it was the sterile sll of dicine, like that from a hospital.
What a weird combination of perfus, she thought.
"Huh?" Penny cocked her head back to look at the person, the top of her head brushing against his chest.
Even from this angle, she quickly recognized him.
Her face twitched. ’Isn’t this... my husband?!’
Just yesterday, this guy was telling her to basically leave him alone. His bodyguards even stopped her, accusing her of trying to shortcut her way through life.
And now look at him! Making a claim!
Wow!
"I am expecting an important..." Zoren trailed off as the scent of toast wafted through his nostrils. He slowly looked down. Despite his deteriorating vision, he could feel soone staring up at him, looking him in the eye.
’There’s a person here...’ he thought, realizing he had miscalculated.
Just now, as he approached the reception desk, he saw sothing in front of it. He thought it was just a banner, or perhaps a misplaced seasonal mascot.
He could swear he tried to avoid it — avoid her. But it seed that losing his vision and relying solely on estimation wasn’t as easy as he thought. He would need more practice.
"I... am... flirting," he said, keeping his gaze on her. "Testing my skills, and I failed."
Penny’s face contorted as she detected how he forced each LETTER out. She even wondered if he would choke before he could finish his sentence.
’He... didn’t even try to sound convincing!’ she ntally gasped before she blurted out, "What’s wrong with you?"
"Sorry," he muttered before pushing himself away from her.
Zoren took a step to the side and looked at the receptionist. "Benjamin is better at this," was all he said before turning his back on Penny and walking away as if nothing had happened.
"Oy, oy." Penny crooked her fingers while watching him in disbelief. "You can’t just leave like that—"
"You again!"
Penny flinched at the loud voice beside her. She turned her head and furrowed her brows at the red-faced man glaring daggers at her. His nose was flaring as if he would breathe fire at her.
"Who are you?"
Benjamin frowned deeper. "Didn’t the guards tell you to leave our boss alone? Tsk! People nowadays are so bold — even coming to soone’s workplace with their own agenda!"
"What the heck is this clown talking about?" Penny instinctively glanced at the receptionist, only to see her smile warily.
"Hah! Guards!!" Benjamin ignored her snide comnt and waved at the approaching guards. "What are you all doing? Didn’t you see the boss already heading in?!"
Benjamin tried to keep his voice down, knowing Zoren wouldn’t like it if he created more drama. But this was too frustrating. He had only left his boss for a mont to run a quick errand, and these guards were outside waiting for him instead of guarding Zoren.
Even if Zoren ordered them to wait, didn’t these temporarily hired bodyguards know that this building was one of the main red zones for Zoren?! This place — no matter how grandiose — was Zoren’s battlefield!
’It’s a good thing the CEO of Pri Group reached out. I’ll soon have my peace,’ Benjamin thought, calming himself.
But his angry expression remained when his eyes landed on his boss’s stalker.
This shaless woman...!
"Guards, drag her out of here, and don’t let her step foot in this place again," Benjamin ordered quietly but clearly. "Miss, this is your last warning. Next ti, I’ll sue you for harassnt!"
"Wait, you can’t do that! Hear out!" Penny gasped, finally recognizing who this clown was. She had seen him yesterday with her husband! "I’m here because I emailed—"
"Miss, we warned you yesterday and exercised maximum tolerance, but you’ve crossed the line today." Benjamin’s face darkened, cutting her off mid-sentence. "Not only did you co here, but you’re blatantly seducing my boss. Sha on you!"
"Excuse ?"
"Guards, drag her out! Tell security to ban her from ever entering this place again. Otherwise, I’ll expect their resignation."
With that, the guards behind Benjamin marched toward Penny.
"Wait! Hey! Four-eyes!"
Benjamin’s face twisted at the nickna she called him, but he chose to ignore it. He looked away and stord off in the direction Zoren had gone.
No matter how he tried to keep everything low-key, they had still gathered enough attention. That was enough for today. However, Benjamin knew what had just happened wasn’t Penny’s fault.
It was Zoren’s mistake — a mistake Zoren would never make unless sothing was wrong. Hence, Benjamin used that shaless woman as a scapegoat to avoid raising suspicion. That was what she deserved for stalking soone!
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"Out!"
Penny almost fell face-first when the bodyguards threw her out of the building. She turned to see their unpleasant glares and sneers before they marched back inside.
"Don’t let her in again, or send in your resignation," one of the bodyguards said loudly to the security guard.
The security guard apologized, then cast Penny a displeased look.
"I’m really innocent," Penny murmured, avoiding the security guard’s gaze, feeling guilty for him even though she shouldn’t.
"I should’ve waited until lunchti," she grumbled, dusting her arms to smooth out the creases caused by the bodyguards. "But well, I still have lunchti, and I’m not banned from the restaurant..."
Penny trailed off when she noticed a familiar sedan stop in front of the building. Her brows knitted as her eyes narrowed. The mont she saw the man stepping out of the vehicle, her mood quickly hit rock bottom.
Dean.
Well, good morning, indeed!
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