The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 490

"And if I pay you, this will all be over?"

"Yes, absolutely!"

"Without getting approval from the person pulling the strings?"

"She just told me to get a million from you, not..."

Buck stopped short, realizing he'd said too much. He quickly backtracked, looking flustered. "What person pulling the strings? There's no one behind me."

A small smile played on Penelope's lips. "I spoke with your doctor. He said a simple fall on a flat surface wouldn't be enough to break a tailbone and cause an injury as severe as yours."

"What... what are you trying to say?"

"Especially since you got up immediately after you fell that day. That's even more proof you weren't seriously hurt then."

"And later that night, you attacked our Ms. James."

"That's nonsense..."

"Oh? Do you really think that alley doesn't have security cameras? Even if the alley itself doesn't, what about the entrances and exits?"

Buck was bewildered by Penelope's relentless questioning. With his backside still aching, his thoughts grew even more jumbled.

"It doesn't matter how I got hurt! You're still responsible!"

"But it wasn't Ms. James who injured you!"

"I... I..."

Buck was on the verge of breaking, but just then, Penelope's phone rang. It was Wilma.

"Penelope, Darren and his crew are here with Buck's wife and child. They're blocking the entrance to our office, demanding compensation. They say they won't leave until we pay."

Penelope frowned. No wonder she hadn't seen them at the hospital; they were at her company.

Hearing this, Buck's panicked expression immediately calmed.

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