Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 136

Chapter 136 Penelope felt as if she'd just punched cotton. Nothing landed, nothing hurt Sydney, and the frustration made her stomp her foot. Her eyes fell on the pendant she had just shoved into her bag, and her panic cased slightly. Nonetheless, she couldn't sit and wait for everything to fall apart. That pendant couldn't be her only card. She needed something else-fast. Sydney headed for the parking lot. The moment her fingers brushed the pendant in her coat pocket, her heart settled. The one she had given Penelope was the replica Harold had made.

The real pendant, the one her parents had left her, was safely back with her. Finally, it was where it belonged. Her mood lifted. Just as she reached her car, a large hand pressed firmly against the door, stopping her. Broad, long, clean fingers- she didn't even need to look up to know who it was. Annoyance prickled at her. She wet her lips. "I already gave the pendant back to Penelope. What more do you want? Caleb noted Sydney's lowered eyes, the refusal to meet his gaze. She was nothing like the girl who once met his eyes with bright, smiling ones.

come because of that." "I overheard some of what you said to Penelope..." He hesitated. "Did you mean the pendant isn't actually hers?" "Yes." Sydney faced him, firm. "I saw that pendant when I was very young, but it wasn't on her." Caleb's eyes widened. He grabbed her arm with sudden urgency, his whole body

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