ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO A MAD BILLIONAIRE-Chapter 53: PAYBACK

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The people who had rushed down here with the intent of catching and beating the thief were now in support of her. For the first time, Penny felt like the world was turning into a better place.

People turned to Stacey, their faces full of confusion and irritation.

"Young lady, do you have proof?" one man asked. "Or did you call us here for your personal drama?"

Stacey opened her mouth to speak, but Penny beat her to it.

"It’s not your fault for believing our dear Stacey’s lies," Penny said, wearing a gentle smile. "Our dear Stacey... she’s like this all the time."

"You know her?" a woman asked, eyeing Penny curiously.

"Yes." Penny nodded solemnly. "She’s a bit mentally unstable. Screams at random. Says strange things. Most people don’t take her seriously. I’m shocked she hasn’t even hurt one of you right now."

Gasps echoed through the crowd.

"Oh my god, she’s crazy?"

"I can’t believe I wasted my time listening to her!"

"No wonder she was shouting like that. Poor girl... she needs help, not attention."

"Why is a mad woman amongst us? Someone get her out of here!" The first man screamed at the security men.

Stacey’s face turned pale. "No... no! I’m not mad! She’s lying! I’m not mad!"

But it was too late. The seed had been planted. The crowd that once gave her an audience now backed away as if she were contagious. The sympathy she hoped to steal now belonged to Penny.

Humiliation burned in Stacey’s chest like wildfire.

The security men didn’t hesitate to drag her out either along with her shopping bags and other properties.

Brown who had wanted to intervene laughed as the girl was being dragged out. It turns out his boss’s daughter is as cold as her father too. Oh, how beautiful. frёeωebɳovel.com

And she even has Xavier’s features, even if she inherited a lot from her mother.

Brown watched the girl leave with the other people escorting her as they headed towards the counter. He watched her pay for everything they carried before stepping out of the big building with her.

Penny had shocked everyone when she brought out the black card which did not belong to the Willard family, but the Adkins family.

They’re known as the most powerful family in the world. How was that possible?

No wonder she had such boldness today. A girl who was always so timid and shy around everyone had spoken up for herself.

When Penny stepped out of the mall, both she and her servants stepped inside their black van and headed for the Adkins estate.

"If this is what shopping in a mall is like, then I prefer the old markets." Hughes spat as she sat down. Never in her life did she believe a random person could accuse anyone of stealing and everyone would easily believe them.

Brown followed closely behind the car. All he needed was to read its plate number and he’ll be able to know where his new miss stays now.

He drove closer trying not to get too close for fear of getting caught.

The moment his eyes reached the black plate. His eyes went wide and his car stopped instantly at the middle of the highway.

Cars screeched honking at him. Angry drivers yelled, but Brown remained still. It almost felt like the world had ended.

What the hell was his mistress doing with those people?

The place Number read "001-AD". Brown knew that plate number from anywhere. It was from the richest family in the world, but what business does his mistress have to do with them?

Had she finally turned into a maid?

Has her mother sold her off?

Of this would make Mr Bloodsworth mad. Brown inhaled sharply. This week will really be hell for everyone again.

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Evening arrived quicker than Penny expected. She had dinner with her mad husband, Osvaldo, just like every night. And as promised, she taught him how to send text messages using her phone.

He had held her phone like it was magical, smelling and licking the surface to know what it was and Penny just smiled.

She couldn’t get him his own phone like promised after the incident of the day. But at least her maids got the new outfits.

Watching them walk around in bright, clean clothes, smiling and praising her, made Penny feel a strange warmth in her chest. It was rare to be appreciated. And even rarer to feel like she mattered.

The maids Chris had thrown into the dungeon were released before Penny returned, and they too got to try on their new clothes. Seeing them happy made Penny feel a little more like a real mistress of the house.

Days passed quietly, and for once, Penny lived in peace, even though Osvaldo never returned sane. He stopped talking to her like a normal person. Instead, he giggled, mumbled strange things, and followed her around like a lost puppy.

Sometimes, he danced in the halls, laughing at nothing. Other times, he’d sit in a corner and stare at her as if she were both his savior and his curse.

At first, Penny was scared, but Hughes had told her it was normal. This was the stage their master went into before he turned berserk again.

Penny spent most of her time in the lab, trying to find something, anything, that could explain what was wrong with him. But she hit a wall. Without a real diagnosis or information about Osvaldo’s past, she didn’t even know where to begin.

Ariana, meanwhile, had finally been released from the dungeon after serving her punishment. The truth about Penny’s status had been laid out to her in black and white, but she refused to accept it.

To Ariana, Penny was still the fat, unwanted girl who should be beneath her. In her eyes, nothing had changed. Penny would never be better than her. She simply refused to believe it.

Just as Penny was about to return to the lab, a sharp knock echoed through the penthouse. Hughes, ever alert, rushed to the door and opened it.

Her eyes went wide in shock.