Is this destiny?

When Penny said how this villa is for her parents to use while she (and Ben) will shoulder all the expenses, Mrs. Morgan\'s eyes sparkled, and a silly grin didn\'t leave her face. Her daughter is truly filial!

Mr. Morgan had his doubts.

As much as Mrs. Morgan is happy and dazzled by everything since their daughter called them yesterday and said that she had a change of heart, Mr. Morgan has his concerns that this is too easy.

He remembers the evening when they sent Penny to see Lukas White the second time, and the defiant look on her face… and then when she visited them with Ben. Did Harriet really regret defying her parents? Penny is smiling but her eyes are sharp, and that is not the look for someone who is willing to submit.

\'Maybe this is the influence of her rich husband\', Mr. Morgan thought.

"Really? There is no catch?", Mr. Morgan asked reluctantly.

"Of course, there are few loose ends that we should deal with…"

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan frowned and waited for Penny to continue.

"The house where you stayed so far needs to be sold. Now that you are here, no one will use it. Also, it is an older house that requires constant maintenance and even if we rent it out, there is a chance that it will not be enough to cover repairs which an older structure needs."

Mr. Morgan hesitated. After the fiasco with Marcus, that house is the only thing left on their name. If they sell it, they will be left with nothing. He felt his wife nudging him and he saw her nod at him to accept the condition.

He exhaled. "OK. We will put the house on the market once we settle in here. In a week or two at most…"

Penny lifted her hand slightly, interrupting her father. "Don\'t worry about it. I want you to relax and enjoy it here. We have a team of people at our disposal who will prepare the house for sale and make sure you get the best price for it."

Mr. Morgan was frozen for a few seconds before asking in disbelief: "YOU want to sell the house?"

"Not me.", she glanced at Ben. "Our team."

Mr. Morgan didn\'t think much about this before nodding. Ben is rich and capable, why not let him take care of the work?

Penny smiled amiably. "We have two contracts for you to sign. One is that you are transferring that house on my name, and the other one will ensure that you can live here."

Hearing the second part, Mr. Morgan relaxed. This villa is so much better than the rundown one in Texas. He would be a fool not to accept such an agreement. Penny and her rich husband (aka Ben) can sell that house in Texas or keep it, it\'s none of his business.

Seeing that both Mr. and Mrs. Morgan agreed, Ben waved his hand and a man approached them from the side and presented documents about the house transfer.

The house is on both Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, so both of them needed to sign.

Penny looked at her parents happily signing the documents and she was surprised how much she is enjoying this: returning them exactly what they gave her.

She thought that facing them again will be much more difficult than it is. Probably because they are playing a game and all the cards are in her hands, and the game has just begun.

Penny does not need a reminder of how she suffered while living with her parents for more than twenty years. Them getting their deserved punishment in long overdue.

Penny is not a vengeful or violent person. If it\'s up to her, she would look the other way and pretend that her parents don\'t exist. But these two human leeches are not giving up; they are disturbing her, disrupting her business and demanding Penny to treat them well as a grateful daughter that she should be.

As a soon-to-be mother, Penny can\'t allow this to go on. Once her son is born, she wants to focus on him, and not to worry about what her parent\'s next scheme will be. Knowing them, they will probably use her baby as leverage to get what they want.

Sophia\'s words echoed in Penny\'s mind, how they will not leave her alone and that she should think what her parents would do to her if they didn\'t fall from grace. She thought about it, and concluded that if the roles are reversed, they would act in the same way they did when she was a teenager. And she will give them the same medicine.

After the signing of the documents was completed, the house in Texas is Penny\'s. The man from the side tucked the documents in his briefcase and placed on the table the second set of documents.

Mr. Morgan frowned while reading. "What is this? A document that states how you will allow us to live here?"

Penny smirked. "Did you expect something else?"

"I gave that house to you. I assumed that you will give this one to us.", Mr. Morgan bluntly said.

Mrs. Morgan didn\'t understand what is going on, but she could see her husband\'s displeasure and she got alerted. Her eyes darted between Mr. Morgan and Penny frantically while hoping to get a grasp of the current situation. She was irritated, why is Ben just sitting and not saying anything?

Penny scowled internally. Is her father kidding? This villa is ten times the worth of the one in Texas! How can he compare them? But then... they thought how she is giving them this one for free.

"You want this villa on your name? And then what? How will you pay for the taxes and maintenance? Trust me, this is better. You get to live here, in a house on my name with all expenses covered. So, I am the owner only in name, while it actually belongs to you. See? Read the next page. The document says that I can\'t kick you out. The only way for you to leave is if we both agree to it … or if you are dead."

Mr. Morgan had a troubled expression.

"Do you have a problem living in a house that is on my name? I think it\'s a good deal. The two of you can enjoy here and let me handle the pesky details. You get all this without any money spent and the house in Texas will be sold. I will make sure that you get the most money out of that house and when the sale is completed, I will give you the money.", Penny explained with a smile. The words she used are more-less the same ones that her father used when he compelled her to sign all her assets to him.

"Can we think about this?", Mr. Morgan asked after some time.

Mrs. Morgan frowned and asked her husband: "What is wrong?"

Penny looked at her parents who seemed to need another push. "Sure, you can think about it. But keep in mind that we will not pay maintenance for two houses. We have money, but we will not waste it. You can either go back or you can stay here. How much time do you need to decide on this matter? If you don\'t want to stay here, I will tear the contract we signed. The house in Texas will stay yours and you will be back there in time for dinner…"

"We are not going back!", Mrs. Morgan frantically said.

Penny shrugged and gestured toward her father, indicating that it\'s up to him.

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