Pampered by My Ex-husband (Penny and Orlando) novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73 They Kept You Because You're Useful

As soon as Penny entered the house, she saw a woman in her late twenties sitting on the sofa, with her legs crossed, watching TV. Her aunt Haley was busy cooking, attending to her like she was serving an old master.

The woman on the sofa noticed Penny and put down the apple she was eating.

"Oh, the city folk is back. The house is messy, and you can just find a place to sit."

Both Philip's and Haley's faces showed a hint of embarrassment, but they didn't say anything.

Haley pulled Penny closer. She looked her up and down, and couldn't help but worry, "You've become thinner. Is your father spoiling that woman and neglecting you?"

"Of course, that's how it is. It has been so many years since her mother passed away, and men are fickle. When they come across someone more beautiful, who remembers the daughter of the woman in his family."

The one speaking was the woman in her late twenties, Penny's sister-in-law, the daughter-in-law of this household.

She had a sharp and cynical look on her face and glanced at the kitchen.

"The food isn't ready yet, why do you reminisce about the past?"

Haley had no choice but to let go of Penny's hand first, "Penny, please have a seat. I just have two dishes left to finish."

Penny frowned.

The woman rolled her eyes, "Isn't what I said the truth? The properties in your family now belong to that woman. Look, your father hasn't come back for so many years. He kept you because you're useful."

Penny raised her head slightly and looked at her sister-in-law, Susan, suppressing the inexplicable anger in her heart.

"It's none of your business to worry about my family."

Susan rolled her eyes again, "Yeah, your family is so rich in the city, even running a big company. I heard one car costs millions. There's no need to argue with me, a poor person like me. The money we earn in a lifetime is not even close to what you earn in a day."

Philip pulled Penny, signaling her not to argue, even with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Penny could only take a deep breath and no longer look at Susan.

Susan coldly snorted, stomped her high heels, and went back to her bedroom, slamming the door shut. She turned the music on very loud, and even when the neighbors complained, she didn't care and made Philip deal with it.

Philip sighed, apologized to the neighbors, and went back.

Penny watched the scene, aware that there was a reason why Philip and Haley tolerated Susan like this.