Chapter 5 Repaying Kindness

• Penny immediately stood up and greeted Samuel respectfully, "Mr. Nolan!"
• Samuel looked at her and said, "Come out!" Then, he reminded Charlie, "Go to bed early. We're not going if you can't wake up tomorrow."
• "Got it, Daddy!" Charlie said and grinned at Penny. He was happy at her misfortune.
• Penny wrinkled her nose at him and mouthed, "Little rascal!"
• Charlie raised an eyebrow at her before preparing to sleep.
• Samuel took notice of their interactions.
• After leaving the room, he looked at Penny who had lowered her head. She was back to her usual serious demeanour.
• "Is this how you usually interact with Charlie?"
• Afraid of being dismissed, Penny immediately panicked and explained, "Mr. Nolan, I never meant to bully Charlie. I was just having fun with him. Children of his age should be having fun with games, but Charlie is very smart and mature for his age. Most of the time, I see him reading professional books and not interacting with kids his age ...
• "I just want to give him happiness in my own way. I don't have any ill intentions towards him. Please don't fire me!"
• Samuel frowned, "When did I say I was going to fire you?"
• Penny was surprised. "Mr. Nolan, you're not angry with me?"
• "Take good care of Charlie."
• Samuel walked away after saying that.
• He understood Charlie's temperament.
• He was on friendly terms with a person if he was willing to argue and talk with them. Otherwise, he wouldn't bother at all.
• For example, he ignored Wendy all the time.
• The following morning, Penny saw Wendy sitting in the car while she was carrying Charlie's luggage.
• Penny was taken aback. Am I being extra on this family trip?
• Forget it, anything is fine as long as I get to go on a trip with Charlie.
• Charlie remained silent all the way. They could only hear Wendy occasionally caring about him. Penny could feel Charlie's rejection of Wendy.
• Charlie doesn't like her?
• Wendy will be a nice stepmother though ...
• They arrived at Blood Island at noon after a 3 hours drive.
• Although the name of the island sounded a little eerie, it was picturesque.
• Under the clear blue sky, there was an abandoned port and fisherman's houses. There were also remnants of ancient fortresses near the shore.
• "Are you tired?" Samuel asked Wendy when he saw her rubbing her temples.
• Samuel was cold towards everyone except for Wendy. It seemed that he loved her a lot.
• Sensing Penny's gaze, Samuel turned around, and their eyes met.
• The tenderness in his eyes was no longer there. Penny could feel his powerful aura.
• She became nervous subconsciously. "I'll bring Charlie to the beach," Penny said and left.
• "Auntie Penny, your reason for staying is not because of Daddy?"
• "Charlie, I've told you hundreds of times. Your dad and Auntie Wendy are getting engaged. She is beautiful and kind to you. Your dad won't be interested in me even if I want him."
• "She's a b*tch. You're a fool to think she's a good woman." Charlie kicked the sand and muttered.
• "You don't like her?" Penny was puzzled, "But I think she's pretty nice."
• "You're really a fool," Charlie said angrily.
• Penny was already accustomed to his blunt remarks, so she simply smiled and replied, "Your dad likes her."
• "He's actually quite smart, but too bad, he wanted to repay a kindness badly. He couldn't differentiate whether she was a nice woman or not."
• Repaying a kindness?