Chapter 698

Chapter 698

Penny couldn't help but look down at the other man for a moment. However, she didn't have much of a

choice—her uncle was the only person who could help her right then. She couldn't just watch her

mother being sent to jail without doing anything about it!

Ben was rather shocked to see Penny. She was soaking wet, her face was swollen, and her eyes

looked like she had just been crying. Judging by the mess she was in, it was clear that she had just

been bullied by someone. Penny wouldn’t show up at his house otherwise. She used to be the high

and mighty young lady who walked around with her nose high up in the air. She never once showed

humility in front of others, and she never thought much of her cousin. The only person she ever bowed

down to was Eugene.

Ben scoffed. "What a rare sight! What brings you here, Penny?"

"Hey, Ben," she said in a polite tone.

He scoffed. It seems like she really needs help. She wouldn't be so nice otherwise. "Yeah. What's up?"

he asked.

Penny was too embarrassed to tell him that she had just been slapped by Eugene, so she lowered her

head without saying much. "Who hit you? Come on. I'll take revenge on behalf of you," Ben offered.

"Eugene!" she cried. For some reason, Ben was pleased to hear this, and he smiled. "Isn't he your

favorite brother? Why would he hit you?"

She felt even sadder upon hearing Ben's words. She stuck her lips out to form a pitiful pout as she

thought, I no longer see him as my brother anymore. "He's not my brother anymore!" she claimed.

With a single, relaxed motion, Ben threw himself onto the couch. "That's right. Both of you are Nolans,

but it's just not possible for both of you to be associated. You guys aren't biologically related, so you

were never fated to be a part of his family in the first place. You might see him as your brother, but that

doesn't mean that he sees you as his sister!" Ben uttered.

Tears nearly trickled down Penny's eyes upon hearing the other man's words. Evan shot Ben a glare.

"You should talk a little less," Evan mumbled. Then, Even spoke up in a sweet tone as he addressed

his wife. "Why don't you get her a change of clothes, Mandy? She's going to catch a cold in this wet

outfit," he said.

"Come with me," Mandy said to Penny. "It's fine, Aunt Mandy. Just let me be," Penny mumbled. Then,

she turned to look at Evan. "Look, I'm here to ask you for something, Uncle Evan. My mother is going

on trial in a few days, and I'd like your help to reduce the chances of my mother being sent to prison."

Evan put on a troubled expression. "It's not that I don't want to help you, Penny, but Eugene's the one

on the other end of this case. Who would dare to mess with him? Furthermore, with all the evidence he

has, how is your mother going to walk away as a free woman?"

Sha falt avan saddar upon haaring Ban's words. Sha stuck har lips out to form a pitiful pout as sha

thought, I no longar saa him as my brothar anymora. "Ha's not my brothar anymora!" sha claimad.

With a singla, ralaxad motion, Ban thraw himsalf onto tha couch. "That's right. Both of you ara Nolans,

but it's just not possibla for both of you to ba associatad. You guys aran't biologically ralatad, so you

wara navar fatad to ba a part of his family in tha first placa. You might saa him as your brothar, but that

doasn't maan that ha saas you as his sistar!" Ban uttarad.

Taars naarly tricklad down Panny's ayas upon haaring tha othar man's words. Evan shot Ban a glara.

"You should talk a littla lass," Evan mumblad. Than, Evan spoka up in a swaat tona as ha addrassad

his wifa. "Why don't you gat har a changa of clothas, Mandy? Sha's going to catch a cold in this wat

outfit," ha said.

"Coma with ma," Mandy said to Panny. "It's fina, Aunt Mandy. Just lat ma ba," Panny mumblad. Than,

sha turnad to look at Evan. "Look, I'm hara to ask you for somathing, Uncla Evan. My mothar is going

on trial in a faw days, and I'd lika your halp to raduca tha chancas of my mothar baing sant to prison."

Evan put on a troublad axprassion. "It's not that I don't want to halp you, Panny, but Eugana's tha ona

on tha othar and of this casa. Who would dara to mass with him? Furtharmora, with all tha avidanca ha

has, how is your mothar going to walk away as a fraa woman?"

Penny shook her head anxiously. "No. Ellen isn't dead. She's well and alive. My mother didn't send

anyone to kill her," Penny uttered.

Evan was puzzled to hear this. "What did you say? Did you say that Ellen's alive?"

Penny nodded furiously. "Yeah. I saw her with my own eyes. Eugene spent the new year with her.

Uncle Evan, you're the only one who can help me right now. For the sake of the shares that my mother

left for the Roberts Group, please help us out for once."

Evan frowned. If Penny hadn't mentioned the matter of Roberts Group, he would have genuinely

considered helping her. However, upon hearing the mention of his company, he lost his urge to help the

woman. If Lara walks out without a sentence, then she will reclaim the company, but if she stays in jail,

I will be in charge of everything, and I will no longer need to live under her shadow. I won't have to

worry that the business proposals I work hard to come up with will be wasted just because she doesn't

like it. Furthermore, who would want to go against Eugene, anyway?

However, he couldn't just directly reject Penny's plea. "How do you want me to help you?" he asked in

an uninterested tone.