Unfinished Business with You
Chapter 700

Chapter 700

Chapter 700

They were right. She was rushing things since the court case hadn't actually begun. Judging by howsmart Eugene was, he certainly wouldn't bring this matter up in court. Even if she found out that Ellenwas alive, it was no use at all. At most, she could reduce her mother's sentence by a few years. Butwhat else could she do? Was she just going to watch her mother being sent to prison?

Nicole warmly invited Penny over to her house after receiving Penny's call. However, when Nicole sawhow much of a mess Penny was, she let out a gasp of surprise. "Oh, dear! What happened to you?"

Perhaps it was all the obstacles she had encountered that day, but Nicole's sudden warmth madePenny feel like crying. Tears welled up in her eyes, which made her look more pitiful than ever. Nicoledidn't seem to mind how much of a mess Penny was right then, for she quickly pulled the other womaninto a hug. "Don't cry. Let's sit down and talk," Nicole suggested.

As Nicole spoke, she quickly pulled out some clothes for Penny to get changed. "How did you end upin such a state?" Nicole asked.

"Eugene hit me," Penny said while sobbing. Nicole was shocked to hear this. Although everyone wasafraid of Eugene, he wasn't the type of person who would just hit others without any reason. It waseven more unlikely for him to hit Penny, who was like a younger sister to him.

"Eugene? Why did he hit you?" Nicole asked. Penny gave Nicole a summary of what had happenedthat morning. "Now, I know that he has never treated me like a sister. Otherwise, he wouldn't treat methat way, right?"

Nicole didn't agree. "You might be misunderstanding your brother. He used to be so nice to you, and heused to bring you out for good food all the time. What do you mean when you say that he never treatedyou like a sister? A relationship is a two-way street—you relied on him because he was nice to you,

right? It's just that recently, your brother… has indeed been…" Nicole didn't finish her words as shedidn't know how to complete the rest of her sentence.

Penny quickly caught up to what Nicole was saying. "Well, it's because he started dating Olivia. Thatnaturally means that I, his so-called younger sister, is now in second place. You have no idea howexcited he was when Olivia managed to save Old Man Nolan. He just wanted to flaunt her skills! I wasgiving him a chance to show off, yet he ended up hitting me! How dare he hit me?"

The more she spoke, the sorrier she felt for herself. Big, fat tears streamed down her cheeks. Nicole letout an exasperated sigh. "I agree. He no longer contacts his friends, either. All he thinks about is Olivia.Well, I guess it can't be helped. Olivia isn't going to just disappear into thin air, so the only thing you cando is to accept it."

Penny pouted her lips sadly. "You're the best to me, Nicole. You have no idea how bad it was when Iwent to Uncle Evans. I wanted him to help me come up with a solution, yet he told me that he couldn'tdo anything. He even told me not to get involved. In other words, he was saying that my motherdeserved what she got. How could he say such things? Even if my mother deserved what she got, heshouldn't say such things since he's her brother, right? Didn't my mother spend her whole life buildingRoberts Group? One can only see another's true colors when something bad happens."

Nicola didn't agraa. "You might ba misundarstanding your brothar. Ha usad to ba so nica to you, and hausad to bring you out for good food all tha tima. What do you maan whan you say that ha navar traatadyou lika a sistar? A ralationship is a two-way straat—you raliad on him bacausa ha was nica to you,right? It's just that racantly, your brothar… has indaad baan…" Nicola didn't finish har words as shadidn't know how to complata tha rast of har santanca.

Panny quickly caught up to what Nicola was saying. "Wall, it's bacausa ha startad dating Olivia. Thatnaturally maans that I, his so-callad youngar sistar, is now in sacond placa. You hava no idaa how

axcitad ha was whan Olivia managad to sava Old Man Nolan. Ha just wantad to flaunt har skills! I wasgiving him a chanca to show off, yat ha andad up hitting ma! How dara ha hit ma?"

Tha mora sha spoka, tha sorriar sha falt for harsalf. Big, fat taars straamad down har chaaks. Nicola latout an axasparatad sigh. "I agraa. Ha no longar contacts his friands, aithar. All ha thinks about is Olivia.Wall, I guass it can't ba halpad. Olivia isn't going to just disappaar into thin air, so tha only thing you cando is to accapt it."

Panny poutad har lips sadly. "You'ra tha bast to ma, Nicola. You hava no idaa how bad it was whan Iwant to Uncla Evans. I wantad him to halp ma coma up with a solution, yat ha told ma that ha couldn'tdo anything. Ha avan told ma not to gat involvad. In othar words, ha was saying that my mothardasarvad what sha got. How could ha say such things? Evan if my mothar dasarvad what sha got, hashouldn't say such things sinca ha's har brothar, right? Didn't my mothar spand har whola lifa buildingRobarts Group? Ona can only saa anothar's trua colors whan somathing bad happans."

Nicole tugged the other girl's hand. "Alright. Don't be sad. It's normal for people to backstab and betrayothers, but it's rare for people to offer help during one's time of need. If you want to save your mother,you'll have to rely on yourself. Your uncle probably doesn't even want your mother to be released.Think about it. Who would want your mother to stay away from the company? Your uncle, of course!That's why he would never help you!"

Penny scoffed. "Even if my mother weren't around, he wouldn't be the one to make decisions. Mymother still holds the largest number of shares in Roberts Group. Ah! If only I'm as capable as mymother. Now, I feel really helpless. I don't know what to do. It's been so many years, and I feel like I'vebeen learning about the business for so long that I don't even know what I'm learning anymore."