The One I Should've Married (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 174

She looked incredibly familiar!

But Stella couldn't recall ever crossing paths with Penelope in the city.

This woman had always lived in rumors. Everyone said Penelope was beautiful, exuding gentle elegance.

But Stella had never actually seen her, mostly because Stella wasn't fond of attending banquets.

When her grandparents were alive, they had always spoiled her.

Many wealthy socialite wives in the city lived quiet, secluded lives. If you didn't attend high-society events, there was simply no opportunity to cross paths.

Yet, looking at Penelope, Stella felt a striking sense of familiarity!

She felt like she had definitely seen her somewhere, but she just couldn't put her finger on it...

Regardless, it hadn't been in this city!

Hearing this, Penelope's lips curled into a gentle smile, the sandalwood beads rolling between her fingers. "We both live in the same city. Isn't it normal to look familiar?"

"But I'm certain we've never officially met!"

"Oh?"

Penelope raised an eyebrow. Deep within her eyes, an indecipherable dark glint flickered past.

Though it was only for a split second, Stella caught it with crystal clarity.

And it was exactly that dark glint that intensified Stella's feeling of familiarity.

But she still couldn't recall exactly where she had seen her before...

Seeing that Stella had gone silent, Penelope pulled a manila folder from her designer bag, placed it on the coffee table, and slid it toward her.

Stella raised an eyebrow. "And this is?"

"These are the divisions of Fitzgerald Enterprises. You can attack them at will. The harder you hit, the better!"

Stella was rendered speechless.

She drew in a sharp breath!

Wait, this...

She looked at Penelope, then down at the folder that had been pushed toward her. "What is the meaning of this?"

She was the wife of that old bastard, Silas Fitzgerald. And now she was handing over a hit list to dismantle his own company?

Offering her own empire up on a silver platter to get battered?

This strategy was a bit hard to decipher!

Penelope sat up slightly straighter, resting one elbow lazily on the armrest, her fingers once again rolling the prayer beads.

Her posture seemed so gentle and kind.

But the words she spoke carried the ruthlessness of someone dragging her enemies to hell. "Open it and see. If you seize these regional projects, Channing Group will return to its peak glory from three years ago. However..."

Penelope paused, the smile in her eyes deepening as she looked at Stella.

"That depends entirely on whether you actually have what it takes."

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