Chapter 1834
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Penelope clasped her wrist, choosing not to respond to Melissa's question. After a moment of silence, she pulled out her phone and dialed Nick's number. The call connected almost instantly.
Without mincing words, Penelope asked, "Can we meet up?"
Nick, still behind the wheel, was caught off guard by her sudden request. After a quick moment of thought, he replied, "Sure, where are you?"
"I'm back at the Davis Estate," she said, her gaze lazily drifting to the view outside the large window. "See you in half an hour."
With that, she ended the call.
Melissa, still in the room, couldn't help but ask, "Who did you just arrange to meet?"
"Nick," Penelope answered straightforwardly.
Melissa had never been a fan of Nick. "Why are you meeting him?"
"Just need to discuss something," Penelope replied, tucking her phone into her
pocket and standing up. "Weren't you heading out, Mom?"
"I was, but you seemed like you had something on your mind," Melissa said with a knowing smile. Newest update provided by f?ndnovel.net
Penelope shook her head. "Nothing's up. You go ahead. I'm heading upstairs."
Melissa watched her daughter hurry up the stairs, a slight furrow in her brow. This was a crucial phase in the heir evaluation-hopefully, nothing unexpected would come up.
Pondering this, Melissa took out her phone and sent a quick message to Jaime before finally heading out.
*Half an hour later, Penelope arrived at the Davis family's main house. Nick had just gotten back a few minutes earlier.
"So, what's up?" he asked.
"The Ravenshade contract—I can step in and finalize it for your sister," Penelope said, getting straight to the point.
Nick leaned back on the couch, raising an eyebrow. "You'd handle it?"
Penelope nodded. "Yes, Dan, the project manager, reached out to me, If I take charge your sister's
changes of
success go up. Pl
you're well aware of the situation
with Ravenshade."
Completing the guild's task was one thing, but returning successfully was another.
Nick studied her for a moment. "What's in it for you?"
Penelope flashed a bright smile. "Oh, I have terms, but it all depends on what you're willing to give up."
"I'm guessing you want me to back out of the heir evaluation?" Nick had
suspected as much when she elbet
brought up the Ravenshade deal,
Mirabella had shown promise in the family recently, but her lack of experience meant that even if she
nailed the Ravenshade task, theet
elders were likely to drop her in the final vote. On the other hande Nick was seen as Penelope's main competition, being groomed for the heir role.
"Exactly." Penelope's smile remained, mysterious as ever.
She placed a sealed envelope on the coffee table. "I've outlined all my terms in this document."
Nick narrowed his eyes, slowly reaching for the envelope. Just before he could open it, Penelope spoke again.
"Out of good faith, I'll help your sister first. You can check out the document once everything is wrapped up."
Her tone was calm and assured.
Nick paused, surprised by her offer, still trying to figure out her real motive.
Just then, the sound of a door opening outside caught their attention.
Penelope's eyes flickered briefly as she stood up, leaving the document where it was. "That's all for now. I'll be on my way."