Pampered by My Ex-husband (Penny and Orlando)

Chapter 105 He Must Hate Her to the Core

Chapter 105 He Must Hate Her to the Core

Orlando's chest was pressed tightly against her back and one of his arms wrapped around her waist.

Right at this moment, the elevator stopped on a floor. What they needed to do now was to wait for the

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Orlando should let go of her, but none of them moved.

Penny didn't move because she hadn't noticed that their current positions were very intimate.

Moreover, as they were the only two people in the elevator, it would be safer for them to stay close, not

to mention that only this side of the elevator was equipped with a secure hand.

Penny even wanted to move backward to shorten their distance because this could offer her more

sense of security.

She only realized how close they were to each other when Orlando's breath sprayed on her ear.

Through the thin crack of the elevator's wall, one could see that a man was holding a woman in his

arms.

Penny subconsciously wanted to stay away from him, but Orlando's hands reacted quicker than his

brain when he noticed Penny's intention.

"Don't move. Wait for the rescuers obediently."

Penny lowered her gaze and steadied her breath, trying to ignore the close distance between the two.

Orlando had pressed the emergency call button and the staff members of this building should have

received the notification.

Elevator falls were not common. Orlando knitted his brows. He felt as if he would always encounter

accidents whenever he met Penny.

Penny had her back to Orlando. And because of this posture, the back of her fair neck was inevitably

exposed.

The backs of human beings' necks were weak and sensitive. When Orlando's breaths sprayed on it,

Penny felt as if they penetrated her nerve through her poles and flew down her spine. She felt numb

and stiff.

She was trying her best to resist such a feeling, but fragmented memories of that night still swarmed

into her mind.

Orlando who stood behind her had the same feeling. A confined space. A man and a woman with their

skins pressed together through thin clothes. They could even hear each other's heartbeats.

But he still managed to analyze this rationally. He guessed this should be the "misattribution of arousal"

in psychology.

The "misattribution of arousal" refers to the phenomenon where a person's heart rate increases

involuntarily when crossing a suspension bridge with fear and anxiety. And if, at that moment, he

encounters the other person, he may mistakenly attribute his accelerated heart rate to the attraction to

the other person, which may lead to his psychological reactions that is, he will fall for that person.

Therefore, it was probably because of this that his heart skipped a beat when he pulled Penny into his

arms just now.

Orlando loosened his grip at the thought of this and slowly distanced himself from her.

Penny also heaved a sigh of relief. She thanked him politely, "Thank you, Mr. Fletcher."

With that, she straightened her back and carefully listened to the commotions outside.

Her phone rang again and still, it was Lana calling. Not knowing why, it seemed like Lana was

abnormally anxious tonight.

"Sis, I've arrived at the entrance of the Orchid Building. Where are you?"

Penny knitted her brows tightly. How would Lana know that she came to the Orchid Building tonight?

Moreover, Lana had always been in poor health. How could she leave the hospital this time?

Lana didn't lie. She was now waiting for her before the Orchid Building. Moreover, the car she drove

was the Lamborghini worth 1 million dollars. And it was bought by Cason.

Cason had warned her again and again, telling her not to drive the car alone and that he would hire a

driver for her. But Lana would check on that man's position as long as she was free and then secretly

followed behind him. She was willing to do anything as long as she could see him.

Not receiving a response from Penny after a long while, she couldn't help but call her again.

Penny was still trapped in the elevator. She raised her hand to pinch the center of her eyebrows and

replied, "The elevator is out of function. You don't have to wait for me. Go back now. Your health

condition won't allow you to stay outside for too long."

Looking at the tall building before her, Lana was reluctant to leave. However, she couldn't find any

excuse to stay, so she could only agree temporarily.

"Okay, sis. Please don't be too anxious. Dad is fine. My mom is taking care of him in the hospital.

Probably he's getting emotional."

Penny was aware of Cason's physical condition. Now that the doctor had promised to keep it a secret

from other people, no one except for her would know that he was in the later stage of liver cancer and

that he could only live for one more year at most.

Penny closed her eyes at the thought of this.

"Take more time to accompany Dad when you're free."

Lana parked her car in a secluded place and made sure that no one would find it. Then she agreed, "I

see. Sis, then I'll leave first."

After ending the call with Lana, Penny wanted so much to ask Orlando in person. She wanted to know

what he had instructed his assistant to say to her father that the latter became so agitated.

But what qualification did she have to question Orlando? Probably his assistant had said something

true.

At that time, the Stuart family forcefully intervened in that matter and cut his connections with Angie.

She should be thankful that because of his grandfather, Orlando didn't let the Stuart family go bankrupt.

He must hate her, his nominal wife, to the core.