Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 152 Once it was confirmed that Penelope was an imposter , Caleb would not just cut ties . He would make her pay every last one of her debts . The thought of the real Precious , somewhere out there , possibly suffering all these years , made him want to strangle Penelope with his bare hands . It was his fault too . Back then , he had been too desperate to find Precious . The moment he saw that pendant around Penelope's neck , he had let his guard down , careless enough not to question it further . Sydney clenched her palm .

Without Penelope in the picture , she would almost have no excuse left to continue this cold war with him . But she had not forgotten her suspicion . Looking directly at Caleb , she seized the moment . " Why was Penelope so afraid of you discovering the pendant wasn't hers ? " Caleb fell silent . He had no way to explain . Their relationship was already fragile . If he admitted he had been searching for another woman all this time , the tenuous tie between them might snap completely . Sometimes , he did not even understand himself . His heart was still tangled with Precious .

should live separate lives . The thought of her standing beside another man made his chest tighten painfully , like someone squeezing his heart , until even breathing became a struggle . He studied her clear , delicate features and , for his own selfish reasons , brushed it off . " Maybe she was afraid I'd blame her for something . " Sydney did not believe it for a second . " Just that ?

more than a pendant ? Caleb had always defended Penelope without question . " Yes . Just that . " He nodded , then quickly changed the topic . " Come on , I'll help you move back . " Only if she returned home could he feel at ease . Never mind that their divorce papers were already signed . Even without them , she would never live under the same roof with him again . " Caleb , I am not moving back- " Before she

father was never a police officer . He was a gambler . One night , drunk , he beat his wife to death . He was sentenced for it ,