Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 138 Caleb hummed. When he turned back, the storm in his eyes had vanished. "You're off work?" "Yeap." Penelope looped her arms around his, pouting playfully. "I'm exhausted. Dr. Morales had a ton of patients this morning," Learning under Ryan was tough, but she was picking up skills-at the cost of total exhaustion. She had no idea how Sydney managed the workload alone. Then again, that woman was beneath her. They weren't the same. Caleb studied her quietly. "Did you get the pendant back from Sydney?" "Sure did." Penelope smiled, tugging him toward the car.

She muttered under her breath, "Don't know what's gotten into her. Maybe she's still holding a grudge over that hotel incident. She kept insisting the pendant wasn't mine. Crazy, right?" She couldn't risk Sydney taking the matter to Caleb herself. It was better to plant the seed first. What she hadn't expected was that Sydney had already anticipated her move. Caleb paused ever so slightly before chuckling softly, his tone warm and casual. "By the way, Penny, do you remember which hospital my dad stayed in back then?" Penelope froze for a split second before smiling.

your dad." She'd overheard the service staff mention it before. Caleb's father had died instantly in a car accident, while his mother had spent months recovering. She dug her nails into her palm but forced a thoughtful expression, tilting her head as if straining to remember." But... it's been so many years. I honestly can't recall which hospital it was." That afternoon, Sydney went to the lab as usual. With a key medicinal

it got rented yesterday." Sydney had two apartments from the divorce, both in Haven. One was her current place, and the other was across the hall. With only two units per floor and two elevators, they rarely ran into each other. She had asked an agent to

sharing her unease. "Well, the agent said they thought the number was... lucky." Building 2, Unit 2-Apartment 2202. Lucky? How? Who even thought like that? Soon, Sydney found out. When she returned, the door across from hers stood wide open, furniture