Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 98 Caleb rubbed his fingers together, frowning. "She just panicked at that moment." "Was it really panic, or was it premeditated? Haven't you already figured that out?" Sydney marveled at his refusal to face the truth. She held his gaze, calm and steady, until he finally exhaled and looked away. "Syd, I know she crossed the line. I'll make it up to you on her behalf-" He hadn't even finished before the phone on the table buzzed. Sydney didn't need to check the screen. The look on his face told her exactly who it was-Penelope. "Sorry, I need to take this." Sydney smiled faintly.

"Go ahead." He had brought her here to apologize, hadn't even waited for the food to arrive, and already he was walking away to take a call from the person who started it all. 'What a joke,' she thought. "Ma'am? Miss?" The server had to call her twice before she blinked and looked up. A dish had already been set in front of her. "Hm? What is it?" "Your companion must have left this pendant on the chair." The server held it out to her. "Could you keep it for him, so it doesn't get lost?" "Sure.

years, but she hadn't stayed long back then. She couldn't remember the name of the girl who had taken it. By the time she returned, the orphanage was gone. She had wanted to look, but there had been nowhere to start. And now, without warning, it was

fingers grasping at empty air. She hadn't been able to fight back as a child. However, she wasn't a child anymore. This was the one thing her parents had left her, and she wasn't going to lose it gain. "Give it back!" "Give it back?" Caleb gave her a confused look. "Penny's had this since she was little. I can't just hand it

cod onto her plate with a shrug. "There's a charity auction in a few days. Come with me. You can pick out whatever you want. It'll be my way of apologizing, okay?" She barely heard him. Her thoughts were locked on the