Chapter 40 Miss Jane Is Here

Penny smiled gently and turned around to head toward the villa.

A taxi was approaching and Sarah immediately extended her arm to hail it. The taxi stopped and she ran toward it in short, quick steps, dragging the suitcase behind her…

……

Xijing Villa.

Jon had just finished changing into a fresh pair of clothes when Aunt Wren came to knock on his door.

“What’s the matter?” Jon said to the door as he looked at his reflection on the mirror. He noticed his hair was not fully dried yet.

“Second Young Master, Miss Jane is here. She’s waiting for you in the living room.”

Jon, who was fastening the button on his shirt, stopped in his tracks for a few seconds before replying calmly, “Alright.”

The sound of Aunt Wren’s footsteps shuffling down the stairs filled the corridor.

……

In the living room, Penny nodded her thanks as she received the coffee delivered by Aunt Wren.

She raised her head to find Jon coming down the stairs.

Penny placed the coffee aside and rose to her feet.

“Jon.” His name rolled gently off her tongue.

The man nodded as he continued fixing the tie around his neck. “Why have you come?”

Penny smiled as she walked toward him to assist him with the tie. “I happened to pass by the area. I was told over the phone that you’re here so I decided to drop by.”

Jon nodded before turning to Aunt Wren. “I have a meeting this afternoon so I’ll not be back for lunch.”

Aunt Wren replied curtly before saying to Penny, “Miss Jane, have a seat. I’ll bring you some fresh fruits.”

Penny smiled and nodded to Aunt Wren. Then, she grabbed Jon by the wrist and walked him to the couch.

His phone rang several times a brief while later into their small chat.

People from work were trying to reach him. Jon rose from the couch, lit up a cigarette, and walked toward the French window to answer the call.

Penny was sitting by herself. After realizing that the phone call was going to last for a while, she rose to her feet and headed to the second floor.

Jon, who was speaking over the phone with Sharon, stopped abruptly as his gaze landed on Penny.

Sharon questioned from the other end of the phone, “President Leeson, is everything alright?”

He retrieved his gaze and turned to face the window again. He took a big puff and exhaled deeply before replying calmly, “It’s nothing…”

……

Jon’s bedroom on the second floor.

Penny was sitting on the bed, her hand slowly brushing over the bed sheet that he had slept in the night before.

Aunt Wren walked into the room, smiling. “Miss Jane, here you are. Would you like to taste the fresh fruits I prepared for you? We have durians newly-delivered this morning.”

Penny lifted her head to meet the housekeeper’s eyes. “Aunt Wren, I don’t eat durian,” she said with a smile.

The other woman appeared stunned and guilt was written all over her face. “I’m sorry that I didn’t ask you beforehand.”

“It’s fine…”

As her voice trailed off, Penny stood up from the bed and headed to the door. She stopped for a second and gestured to the opposite room. “Is someone in there? I heard some noise coming from the room earlier.”

Aunt Wren looked over her shoulder to glance at the guestroom that Sarah had taken temporary residence just a few days before. “Not someone but a dog,” the woman replied with a smile.

With that, Aunt Wren dragged Nunu, who was biting on the bed frame, out of the guestroom.

Penny recognized the dog. She had seen it twice in Leeson Residence.

The dog was not particularly fond of strangers but it always treated Jon over-enthusiastically.

It was not at all surprising if Jon had brought Nunu along to stay in the villa for these few days.

Penny finally felt the heavy burden being lifted off her chest at the thought of this. It appeared that Yvette’s speculation was based on a misunderstanding.

She turned around to head back to the bedroom. Jon also came upstairs after the phone call.

He instructed Aunt Wren to take Nunu for a walk before shifting his attention to Penny.

Aunt Wren had only taken a small step away from the room when Penny wrapped her arms around Jon’s neck. With the back of her heels, she tapped the door gently to shut it.

Jon looked over his shoulder toward the door. His expression remained as still as water.

Penny regarded him intently, her eyes filled with affection and seriousness simultaneously, and planted several kisses on the man's cheeks. “Jon, I miss you terribly…”

He lifted his eyes and gripped the woman’s soft wrists placed on the back of his head. “Hmm,” he mumbled after looking at the woman closely for several seconds.

Penny was obviously displeased with his response. She withdrew her arms from his neck and leaned into his chest to give him a tight embrace. “I don’t want to wait any longer because we’re not young anymore. Can you skip work today, for me?”

Her beautiful fair hands were already unbuttoning his shirt in a practiced manner before she finished her sentence. Her hands were now cautiously exploring his chest.

Jon’s entire body froze. He grabbed her curious hands and lowered his head to regard her.

Penny became flustered under his piercing gaze. After all, women who took initiative in these affairs were normally the one who had something to lose. However, what else could she have done differently? Hopelessly expecting Jon would take the hint someday?

“Stop messing around. I’ve got work to do…” Jon broke the silence several moments later.

Colors drained off Penny’s face almost immediately. She appeared astonished to be rejected by the man.

Mist clouded her eyes as she questioned aggrievedly, “Jon, is your work more important than me?”

She was never an unreasonable person but there was already no other way for her to extricate herself from this difficult situation.

Jon remained silent as he pressed her hands in front of his chests. He finally relaxed his grip several moments later, seeing as he had no choice but to give in. “Right now?”

A surprise flashed across Penny’s eyes and she embraced Jon even tighter. “You’re staying?”

He nodded as he carried her into his arms.

Penny was a tall woman. She was also slightly plumper in comparison to Sarah.

Jon froze in his action at the thought of Sarah.

Embarrassment was written all over Penny’s face when the man carried her to the bed. His scent filled her nostrils as her head landed on his pillow.

She inhaled deeply and a surge of happiness filled her heart. She had been waiting for this moment all her life yet she still felt extremely nervous when it finally arrived.

Jon, who was half-kneeling on the bed, looked down on her from above.

Unquestionably, Penny appeared beautiful with her eyes closed. Her gentleness had the power to warm one’s heart.

He extended his arm to push the hair away from her face. However, the image of Sarah’s face kept appearing in his mind.

Sarah’s eyelashes always fluttered when her eyes were closed and she would never push aside the hair plastered on her face. Her lips were beautiful in its natural pink and they were exceptionally soft too…

He forced himself to push Sarah’s face out of his head. The more he tried to enforce the idea, however, the dreams he had about Sarah that had been troubling him lately kept coming to flood his mind.

At the thought of this, Jon rose to his full height all of a sudden and headed to the bathroom without looking back.

Penny opened her eyes gradually and sat up straight from the bed. She bit down on her lip as she stared toward the direction of the bathroom.