Chapter 268 Penelope, Ethan, You Didn't Want Me Anymore

Ethan was only wearing a loose pair of pajama pants.

The material of the pajamas was very thin, even if there was underfloor heating in the room, it wasn't cold, but it was still very easy to catch a cold.

Ethan was really skinny, and wearing these loose pajama pants made him look as if he was nothing but bones.

His small face, already thin with pronounced contours, lay on the bed. So tiny and seemingly incredibly fragile at first glance.

His leg was still lame.

His health was not good either, indeed, he was much weaker than the average child.

But he was also far more intelligent and sensible than the average child.

The thought of Ethan, unmatched in intelligence among a group of children, made the corners of Zackary's lips uncontrollably curl up.

The thought of him angrily calling him a bad person made the smile on Zackary's lips stiffen bit by bit.

He forced himself to turn around, no longer looking at Ethan on the bed.

That vicious woman and her crippled child she gave birth to, they both had no heart. Even if he froze to death, what did it have to do with him, Zackary!

With this in mind, Zackary walked out of the room with even more determination.

When he could walk to the staircase, he still couldn't restrain himself from turning around, and step by step, he folded back.

He clumsily picked up the quilt that had fallen on the ground and carefully covered it over Ethan, even tucking the sides of the quilt under him to prevent him from kicking it off the bed again.

After doing all this, he couldn't help but reach out and gently touch Ethan's little face.

No matter how gritted his words were, no matter how harsh his speech was, in fact, he loved Penelope.

Also loved, their child.

Unbeknownst to him, Zackary's eyes had already turned red. Such a tough man, at this moment, buried his face deeply in his own palms, helpless, just like an abandoned child.

In front of strangers, he seemed invincible.

Actually, he was mentally unstable.

He had suffered from a serious mental illness.

He was introverted, he was fragile, he was sensitive, he was irritable, he was paranoid.

He was afraid, he was hurt.

The more he cared about someone, the easier it was to hurt him.

Penelope, Ethan, I loved you.

But, you didn't love me.

You all didn't love me, Zackary.

You didn't want me anymore.

Zackary stiffly rose to his feet, his gaze deeply fixed on Ethan. He turned around and walked out of his room, a picture of desolation.

Zackary had just arrived at Silverybay Estates when he received a call from an unknown number.

His memory was excellent, one could even say he had a photographic memory. That night, when Ralph called Penelope, he took a special look at his phone number. He remembered it, this was Ralph's number.

Thinking of Penelope's deception and betrayal towards him, as well as the good things she had done with Ralph, Zackary was so furious that his body was about to explode.

With a serious expression, he picked up the phone, "Ralph."

"Oh, what a surprise! I didn't expect you to know my phone number, Mr. Zackary! It's such an honor!"

"Spit it out!" Zackary, in no mood for idle chatter with Ralph, spoke icily.

Ralph made this call to Zackary on behalf of Lola, and he got straight to the point.

"Mr. Zackary, last time I forced Lola, you destroyed all the photos and videos. What a pity!"

Actually, the most regrettable thing was that the video he threatened Penelope to shoot four years ago was hacked.

Upon hearing Ralph's words, Zackary's brows involuntarily furrowed in anger.

It wasn't that he felt sorry for Lola, it was just that every time that night was mentioned, he couldn't help but recall Penelope's betrayal, which made him feel unbearable pain.

"However, I finally succeeded! Tonight, I sent something to Lola, and I even delivered it to the bed of that old man Kaleb! I'm afraid by now, the video of him and Kaleb has already been spread all over the world!"

"That insolent woman Lola dared to mess with my Penelope, I, Ralph, would definitely ruin her and make sure she could never recover!"

"Hahahaha!"

Ralph laughed wildly a few times, then directly hung up the phone.

Zackary's face grew increasingly grim, "Ralph, did he give something to Lola?!"

Moreover, a video was taken and uploaded online?!

Zackary didn't dare to delay, he quickly swiped his phone and went online. Sure enough, the video of Lola being caught red-handed had already been widely circulated. The curses directed at her on the internet were too much to bear.

The ones who completely ruined Lola's reputation were Ralph and Penelope!

Zackary, fearing that Lola might do something rash, quickly dialed her number.

He had to call several times before Lola finally picked up the phone.

Her voice was laden with a heavy sobbing tone, evidently, she was in extreme pain.

"Zackary, I'm sorry."

Lola spoke, unable to hold back her sobs, "Zackary, let's not get married. I'm truly not worthy of you anymore! My reputation is ruined, I've fallen into the dust, I'm not worthy of you, not anymore, Zackary, even if I die, I can't be clean again."

"Lola, don't do anything foolish!" Zackary, fearing that Lola might do something rash, quickly spoke up, "Lola, this isn't your fault! Leave everything to me. I won't let you be disgraced, I will, give you justice!"

"But Zackary, I really didn't want to live anymore. Men are all about pride, I'm so dirty, you definitely wouldn't want me! Zackary, you didn't want me anymore!"

"Lola, I would never abandon you! The wedding will go on as planned! I, Zackary, will give you a grand wedding!"

After comforting Lola a few more times, Zackary hung up the phone.

He found it really strange. He was about to marry Lola, but seeing her caught in the act, naked, he didn't feel betrayed at all. The online comments saying he had been cuckolded into a green pasture, he didn't feel that way in the slightest.

It wasn't because of cherishing Lola, but simply because, I truly didn't care.

No matter what Lola's reputation would become, he would marry her.

That was what he owed her, his responsibility.

In this life, it was only about marrying her.

He didn't love her, he couldn't bring himself to touch her, let alone want to have children with her.

Ralph, Penelope...

Last time, they had already tarnished Lola's innocence. This time, they had the audacity to do something so outrageous again. He couldn't bear it!

He grabbed the car keys, planning to go to Penelope's place to confront her.

Just after getting on the bus, he suddenly remembered the words Penelope had said when he left the small apartment earlier.

She said, "Mr. Spencer, sometimes I think, you are really quite ridiculous! You always believe in others' lies without hesitation, yet you don't believe a word of the truth I tell you."

Zackary suddenly stiffened. Although all the surface evidence pointed to Penelope harming Lola, what if, just what if, there was a chance?

Should he have given Penelope one last chance?!

If it really proved that this time, it was Penelope and Ralph who hurt Lola again, he could also, completely give up.

With that thought, he dialed Samuel's number.

"Pull up the surveillance footage from the hotel where Lola and Kaleb stayed tonight! I want to see if Lola was drugged and taken to Kaleb's room, or if she went in there willingly!"