"She’s dating Jonathan Pierson."
For a mont, there was nothing but silence between Penny and Finn at the ntion of that cursed na. Penny even held her breath montarily, looking at him and then at his shoulder.
"He shot you?" she asked, and he shrugged.
"While I was heading ho. To be exact, while I was walking from my car to my front door," he clarified, just to let her know how fearless the man was. "He could’ve killed , but that isn’t the point."
Finn raised his brows, giving her a aningful look. He didn’t need to spell out the explanation because he was certain that Penny was smart enough to put the pieces together.
It was a warning—or rather, a part of Jonathan’s wicked ga.
He wanted Finn to cower in fear, to never sleep with one eye closed, and to always be alert. However, Penny was certain that wasn’t happening since Finn didn’t look worried at all. If he hadn’t shown her his bandage, she wouldn’t have even known he was hiding a wound beneath his lavish suit.
"I see..." Penny nodded in understanding, breathing out heavily. "That sucks."
"He goes by the na Jonathan Russel," said Finn. "He approached Cassandra. Poor Cassandra doesn’t know just how sick that guy’s mind is."
Penny still hesitated; hence, she kept quiet while she contemplated.
"You still don’t trust , right..." Finn shook his head but wasn’t surprised. "Well, even if you don’t believe my words, I believe you’d look after her."
It wasn’t like Finn had co here to beg her to protect him. He already knew she wouldn’t, even if he cried a river. The only purpose of coming here was for Penny to look after Nina. Even if she wouldn’t completely believe him, he knew she would still keep an eye on Nina just to make sure.
That was all that mattered.
"Very well." Finn cleared his throat and smiled at her. "Thank you for seeing ."
With that said, Finn pushed himself up. He had been using only one hand all this ti, which she had noticed since the beginning. But now that she knew the reason behind it, it was no longer sothing she wanted to dwell on.
"Finn Davis," Penny called, staring at his back as he stopped. "It’s not that I don’t believe your claims. It’s just that... I don’t trust you."
Slowly, Finn looked back at her and nodded. "I know that."
"Give a reason why I should trust soone like you?" she asked.
"Well... I can’t think of anything." He shook his head. "I’m a man who would betray a friend for my own benefit. Even I don’t trust myself."
The corner of his mouth hooked into a cunning smile. "However, if I’m going to try to convince you, having as your ally wouldn’t be that bad, right? My enemy’s enemy is my friend."
"Was he the one who killed you?" she inquired without hesitation. "Jonathan. Is he the one who killed you in your past life?"
"No."
"Who did?"
"I can’t say, because I don’t think he would kill in this lifeti," he laughed, turning on his heel to go on his way. But after taking a few steps, he glanced over his shoulder. "But what I am sure of is that Jonathan Pierson will kill in this lifeti. Not just , but I’m certain he has a long list... Atlas Bennet included."
"ntioning my brother... is this your way to make reconsider your alliance offer?"
"No." He slowly looked back at her with a smile. "I’m just stating that Atlas Bennet is in the sa position he was in the past. I’m sure you know what I’m saying. Anyway, call , but don’t take too long. I might not be able to answer if you do."
After saying his last piece, Finn walked away without stopping this ti. anwhile, Penny stared at his back as he closed the door behind him.
A shallow breath slipped past her nostrils as she whispered, "Atlas is in the sa position he was before."
aning, Atlas was still the head of the Bennet family and also the man running Global Pri Logistics. What happened in the past all started with the controversy surrounding Global Pri Logistics, with Atlas as the pri suspect of allowing smuggled goods and illegal items to pass through, which also included the transfer of an organized group.
In the past, that was the biggest detail of how Penny ended up in prison. Reports claid Atlas was part of a cri organization and had been using Global Pri Logistics to transport criminals in and out of the country. But because it was Penny who approved these shipnts and took the fall, Atlas was saved.
It was why the entire nation hated Penny; these criminals had committed countless significant cris in Anteca.
"My enemy’s enemy is my friend," she whispered to herself, snapping her eyes at the door. "Finn was alive even after my execution, and I’m sure he knew a lot more than I did."
Compared to her, who was locked in prison, Finn was outside those walls and had been dealing with all of this.
"How are these things related, though?" she wondered to herself. "If Jonathan Pierson had sothing to do with the downfall of the Bennets, then what about those people who were after Dad?"
There were still so many questions that could be answered or at least lessened if she tead up with Finn. At the sa ti, she couldn’t be so foolish anymore. She had trusted one man before, and she ended up getting betrayed.
"For now..." Penny trailed off as she pushed herself up, sauntering to her desk. She then pressed the intercom button. "Send soone to follow Finn Davis. Soone wants him dead, keep him alive, then co to my office."
After saying that, Penny withdrew her hand from the button and picked up her phone. She speed-dialed Atlas, who picked up almost imdiately.
"et today."
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