Chapter 21

Penelope sneered coldly. "Making promises again? How many promises have you made? Have you kept any of them? After Mom and Dad died, you said you'd always be there for me. You said you'd take care of me and make me happy! Then what happened? "Now, you stole the man I loved. You destroyed my happiness with your own hands!" Jacqueline's heart ached so badly that she couldn't breathe. Three years ago, when she left, the person she had let down the most was Penelope. Although she had left her money to pay for her tuition and living expenses, she must have felt so lost and hopeless from losing her parents and then her sister all at once. Jacqueline couldn't begin to imagine it. "I'm sorry." That was all she could say. "Ms. Blanchett, you don't need to apologize! Penelope was the one in the wrong," Fabian said. For Jacqueline's safety, Fabian had tied Penelope to a chair. Even restrained, Penelope never stopped hurling insults at Jacqueline. Jacqueline endured them silently, her hea