Facing Penny's accusations, Lucy remained unfazed. "Even if the Chardet family’s assets grew tenfold, they would still lack the qualifications to meet Mr. Friedrich, let alone negotiate terms of cooperation."
"If you weren't related to the Madam, you would have been turned away long before setting foot in the estate, let alone allowed to glimpse the true grandeur of the manor."
Lucy looked at Penny with cold eyes, "As for your threat to teach me a lesson, I'll gladly oblige anytime."
"You b***h!"
Penny was furious, slamming the table and lunging forward.
"Penny! Shut up!" It was rare for Chardet to shout at Penny. When Penny heard her typically doting father yell at her this way, she immediately felt wronged and turned her head away.
Once again, Chardet found himself compromising. Fa
