"Mother!" Chris shouted, grabbing Ariana and pulling her behind him as if to protect her.
"I said punish him, not kill him! Are you mad?! Do you want to destroy us all?!" Abby shouted, her calm mask breaking. Only she knew what would happen if anything happened to Osvaldo.
If the madman dies, they're all doomed for life.
"Pardon her mother, Ari had no idea of the house rules." Chris tried to defend his wife.
"She was merely protecting herself from the madman. Penny is just jealous I chose Ariana over her, that's why she wants to cause trouble for Ariana." Penny almost scoffed at his words. Did this man really think he's that important?
If only he knew how unattractive he was to her now. She couldn't believe she had loved such a man.
"I'm so sorry Mother, I had no idea..."
"Sorry?" Abby said through gritted teeth. This little rat seems to not know the kind of trouble she has put them into.
"What do we say to his lawyers when they arrive today?" Abby snapped. Chris suddenly turned stiff at his mother's words.
Lawyer's?
"Today? But today is not their visiting day?" Greg's voice rang out. He too was shocked at her words.
"I had informed them about Penny since she survived the night. They are coming to inspect the marriage certificate and also Osvaldo and now he's in this state." Abby said.
"Oh, what do we do?" She cried out.
She had asked Ari to teach Osvaldo a little lesson since she begged for it. Ari promised to never hurt Osvaldo, but now she made the guards beat him till he passed out?
"You will pay for this Ariana. You will pay if anything happens to him."
"Why should Ariana pay?" Chris suddenly asked. He was hellbent on defending his wife.
"Ari has already received punishment for hurting him. The two slaps are enough." He continued.
"Why don't you take the blame for it, Penny, after all, it's your fault all of these happened." Chris pulled his wife close wrapping his hands protectively around her.
"If you hadn't lied about taming the mad dog, all these would not be happening." Penny frowned at his words.
She couldn't believe they were trying to push the blame on her. She opened her mouth to speak but,
"Miss Penny, master." Hughes's voice rang out dragging her sleeve.
"I... I don't think he's breathing anymore." Everyone turned to Osvaldo's direction.
Penny squatted to his level, she placed two fingers on his neck checking for pulse. It was weak, but it was there.
"Hurry, let's take him to the penthouse," Penny said to the servants and they quickly placed Osvaldo on the stretcher before carrying him out of the dungeon.
Penny followed closely behind them, but before she could step out...
"What are you going to do to him, Penny?" Ariana suddenly asked holding her sister back. They weren't done talking here. She will never let Penny get the last laugh. Never.
"Let me pass!" Penny said but Ariana didn't move. She looked like she was ready for trouble with Penny.
"Why Penny?" Ariana asked. "I'm only looking out for you like I've always done. But you keep pushing me away." Ariana said pitifully, and Penny only rolled her eyes.
"I'm not the bad guy you think I am Penny." She continued.
"I know you're still hurt Chris picked me over you. We humiliated you. But that was because we were in love." Ari continued.
"Just because your life revolves around your marriage with Chris doesn't mean mine does the same." Penny smiled.
"My husband needs me, Ari. You've hurt him enough." Ariana clenched her hands into a fist. Penny isn't always the one who speaks back, what's giving her this boldness?
"And how will you treat him, Penny?" Ariana asked with a smug smile.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm a doctor Penny. And you? You're an illiterate who didn't even complete her high school. Imagine insulting the one person who can save your mad husband." Ari bragged even if she was quite aware that everything she was was because of Penny.
Abby and Greg's eyes suddenly turned wide at Ari's words. They had all forgotten the Willard heir wasn't just anyone, but a medical student and the best in her class.
How could they have been foolish? Ari and make and break Osvaldo however she likes.
"How dare you insult my daughter-in-law like that Penny?" Greg suddenly asked glaring at the girl.
Of course, Christian's wife was way better than the fat girl. The only achievement Penny had for them was not dying at the hands of Osvaldo.
"Ariana's right Penny. She's a doctor, let her treat him." Penny didn't argue. Even if she told them she was the most sought-after doctor in all of Owlsgrave, no one would believe her.
She will let Ariana make a fool of herself, but she hopes it won't be too late before they all realize Ariana is dumb and a quack doctor.
She hopes Osvaldo can just hold on a little longer to shut her sister up.
"Do what you want with him, Ariana. But make sure he gets better." Penny said and was about to leave but Ariana had something else in mind.
"And where are you going?" She asked for Penny to pause.
"Mother, if I'm going to treat Osvaldo, I'll need helping hands." Ari turned to the others. Treating Osvaldo will surely make the family, especially Abby love her again.
"We'll provide you with anything you need dear. Just tell me. Do you need maids? We have more than enough available." Abby said sweetly. She suddenly regretted hitting Ari in the first place. Her real daughter-in-law seems useful.
Who knows, she might invent a drug that could kill the madman faster.
"I don't want the maids. I just want Penny." Penny frowned.