Chapter 144 Doubts About Jaxson

The phone barely rang much before it was quickly answered. "What's going on, Elinor? Why the sudden call?" Perhaps it was her heightened emotions playing tricks on her, but to Elinor, Kenneth's voice sounded uncharacteristically gentle. Yet the thought of Penny's face sent waves of agony rippling through her heart. This pain was not from the loss of a loved one, but the overwhelming feeling that Penny deserved so much better. The tender tone of Kenneth's voice, so juxtaposed with what she knew of him, was sickening. "I just came from the police station," she said, voice trembling. "They told me... Penny jumped from a building. She's gone." For a moment, silence. Then Kenneth, in a voice of sheer disbelief, "Are you joking with me? How could she possibly be dead?" "Why couldn’t she be? I just told you I came from the police station!" Elinor was struggling to keep her emotions in check. Her voice was sharp, almost shrill. After she shouted, she paused, taking deep breaths to ca