Chapter 62

Penelope wasn't mad that Ned had shown up to threaten Nora. In fact, she was a little pleased as it meant that her family did care about her. Had Nora kept up pretenses the whole time and led Penelope to believe she was a kind person, Penelope would've felt righteous indignation on Nora's behalf and thought her family was bullying Nora. Alas, Penelope now knew what kind of person Nora was. Thus, when she saw Nora pretending to suffer great discomfort, she found it laughable. "I'm so upset, Sean. It doesn't matter if they look down on me, but I don't want you to suffer in the future too…" Nora, who thumped her chest as she wailed, stole a look at Penelope from the corner of her eye. She was displeased with Penelope's reaction. Her family had gone so far, yet Penelope didn't even express her concern or apologize. Nora had said all that to gauge Penelope's reaction, but the latter's expression remained unchanged. Wiping Nora's face with a wet towel, Sean said consolingly, "Calm dow