You don’t have to worry," Penny said clearly. "I want a divorce."


    The entire room went still.


    Silence dropped like a de.


    Everyone turned to look at her, shocked. These people must think she’s a fool because she’s fat.


    I don’t need his money," she said quietly. "Or his power. I already have my dreams."


    She didn’t need Osvaldo’s money or power anyway. She already had everything she needed. She had dreamt of living on the outskirts of the city where herb was located. She would dedicate her life to help in treating the helpless.


    Or maybe gave herself out as ab rat. Maybe they could use her body as ab experiment since she was fat and useless. Who knows, her body could be the answer or the cure for losing weight.


    But Chris had thrown her into a nightmare. Into a marriage with a man she didn’t even know.


    "This isn’t the time to joke," the leadwyer said, confused now. "What are you talking about?"


    They all know every woman that marries their master had the intention of stealing the Adkins’s wealth. This woman couldn’t be any different. She is a golddigger, who’s now ying hard to get.


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    "Yes, Penny, what are you talking about?" Abby asked her voice tight with worry.


    "I said I don’t want to be married to Osvaldo Adkins anymore," Penny repeated, louder this time. "I’m not a thing you can toss around. I don’t care about your rules or your money."


    "I cannot be tied down to a family that plots my downfall and how to ruin me." She stated. She’s been through so much to be treated even worse all over again.


    Everyone froze at her words.


    Penny stood her ground. For the first time, she realized, they didn’t own her. They needed her. And because of that, she would never let them step on her again.


    Hughes, standing beside her mistress, felt her heart clench with fear. If Penny left... Osvaldo would return to violence. But even so, she would support her. Her madam deserved better.


    Penny seems like a nice girl with a big heart and she loved her for that.


    "Penny, it hasn’te to this," Abby said quickly. "You’re still in the wrong here. Don’t forget that."


    "In the wrong?" Penny raised an eyebrow. "Was I the one who told the guards to beat my husband?"


    Chris’s face twisted. Ariana’s eyes widened. Greg looked away.


    "I neverid a hand on him," Penny said clearly. "Not once. Even after what he did to me."


    Thewyers looked at one another, frowns deepening. Something wasn’t adding up.


    Abby and Greg had told them Penny had harmed Osvaldo. But now she was denying it?


    "What are you saying, Penny?" Ariana asked, trying to sound innocent.


    Penny turned her full attention on her sister, voice steady, gaze sharp. "Say I touched Osvaldo. Say it, right now. And I’ll divorce him and walk away forever."


    Ariana’s lips parted, but before she could speak, Abby stepped in. "Penny didn’t touch him," Abby confessed, her voice low but firm.


    "What?" Chris gasped. Greg’s jaw dropped.


    "We lied," Abby continued, swallowing hard. "It was Ariana. She was the one who gave the orders to punish him." Penny smiled faintly. Hughes did too.


    To Abby, sacrificing Ariana meant nothingpared to losing Penny, the only person keeping them from bankruptcy. Penny wasn’t a daughter-inw.


    She was an asset.


    "Mother!" Ariana screamed, betrayal written all over her face.


    Thewyers turned to Ariana, eyes sharp and full of judgment. "And who is she?" one of them asked coldly.


    "S-She’s my wife," Christian said quickly. "But she didn’t mean to... she was just..."


    "Nonsense!" the secondwyer snapped stopping his words.


    "There is no excuse forying a finger on our young master."


    They were furious now. It was clear no one had educated this girl on who Osvaldo Adkins truly was.


    The richest, most powerful man in Owlsgrave. Even in his madness, he was a lion asleep.


    And they were the pride members guarding him.


    "Miss Ariana," the thirdwyer said, stepping forward. "ording to Section 14 of the Adkins Law, you will face punishment for hurting our master."


    The only reason they hadn’t punished Penny was because she was legally his wife. She had the same rights as him now. They had only meant to scare her, not break thew themselves.


    "You will spend three nights in the dungeon," the secondwyer said. "No food. No water."


    Ariana paled. Her mouth opened, but no sound came out.


    "Mrs. Penny," the firstwyer said with a respectful bow. "We deeply apologize for the misunderstanding. Thank you... for taking care of our master."


    "That’s not fair!" Ariana cried out. "You didn’t punish Penny like this! Why are you punishing me over that madman? Mother, aren’t these yourwyers?!"


    Chris quickly dragged his wife out of the room, her screams echoing down the hall.


    Thewyers turned to Abby and Greg.


    "Keep that woman under control before she ruins everything," one of them said sharply. "She needs to learn her ce."


    Abby nodded quickly, wiping the sweat from her brow.


    "Madam," the secondwyer said calmly. "We need to speak to you. Do you have time?"