Chapter 422 Turn Penelope into a Living Dead!

By then, Penelope had gradually adapted to the dimness of the dungeon, she could see clearly, the person gripping her chin tightly was Zackary.

She didn't know what exactly was in the bottle, but she could guess with her toes that there definitely wouldn't be anything good in there.

Penelope clenched her teeth tightly, refusing to open her mouth. She would be a fool to drink what was in this bottle!

"Penelope, speak! Why did you hurt Aunt Chelsea?! Why did you keep hurting Lola!"

Penelope shook her head vigorously, silently indicating that she, Penelope, had not done anything disgraceful. She stood tall and was guilt-free!

Seeing Penelope's stubborn demeanor, as if she wouldn't shed a tear until she saw the coffin, Zackary's gaze became increasingly gloomy.

His gaze, like a sharp blade, was fiercely embedded in her face. Suddenly, he hooked his lips into a smile, but his eyes were chillingly cold for a moment, barren of any warmth.

"Penelope, are you still playing dumb?! Fine, then I'll let you taste what it's like when Aunt Chelsea was turned into a living dead by your poison!"

Saying this, he tightened his grip, pouring the liquid from the bottle into her mouth even more fiercely.

The living dead...

Penelope's face had turned extremely pale, she clenched her lips tightly, biting her teeth even harder, trying to avoid the harm Zackary was causing her.

Penelope knew she didn't have much time left, but she had promised Weston that she would finish playing the role of the third female character.

She also thought about spending more time with Ethan, visiting Lyman at the hospital more often. She also wished to see Corona in her wedding dress...

She still had so much to do, she was not willing to just become a living dead, completely unaware!

"Penelope, I'm giving you one last chance! Admit the good things you've done! Otherwise, I will make your life a living hell!"

The living dead, indeed, were better off dead.

But why should she, replace Lola, and bear all the filth?!

This wasn't fair!

Penelope knew that she couldn't keep up this appearance for long. If Zackary increased the pressure on her chin just a bit more, she wouldn't be able to keep her mouth shut. The liquid from the medicine bottle would pour into her mouth, leaving her with no way back.

She reached out, intending to knock the bottle out of Zackary's hand. However, before her hand could even touch the bottle, he had roughly twisted her arm behind her back.

Blood surged in Zackary's eyes, his ferocity chilling to the bone, "Penelope, speak!"

"Apologize! Apologize to Aunt Chelsea and Lola!"

Penelope bit her gums until they bled, yet she continued to look at Zackary, stubbornly shaking her head.

She thought, be stronger, be more carefree. However, when she met his cruel gaze, her eyes, disappointingly, still moistened.

Even though she understood that her Zack had long since died in her heart, being forced by him to admit wrong without any justification, being forced by him to drink the poison that turned her into a living dead, her heart, full of wounds, still hurt very much.

The pain was so intense that she could hardly breathe.

The pain was so intense that she wanted to just close her eyes forever.

Penelope suddenly opened her eyes, but she couldn't just give up so easily!

No matter how difficult the road ahead was, as long as she still had a breath left in her, she absolutely could not give up easily!

She hadn't yet, exposed Lola's true face, she hadn't seen Chelsea recover her health, she hadn't yet...

She couldn't just leave in such a disgraceful and dirty state.

"Penelope, as long as you apologize properly to Aunt Chelsea and Lola, I will let you off today!"

Zackary knew that Penelope was truly unforgivable. But what could he do? Even though she had caused his beloved Aunt Chelsea to be beyond redemption, and her heart was rotten to the core, he still humbly wanted to give her one more chance.

Penelope shook her head even harder, no mistake, why should she admit it!

"Penelope, you were simply incorrigible!"

Zackary no longer wasted his time with her. With a sudden force in his hand, he made her open her mouth, "Fine, since you are so unrepentant, I'll indulge you! Penelope, I'll indulge you!"

"Um..."

The crystal clear tears in Penelope's eyes almost fell, but this time, Zackary was determined to destroy her, no matter how hard she shook her head, she couldn't escape.

Just when she thought that the liquid in the bottle was destined to be poured into her mouth, the dungeon door was suddenly kicked open. Everett rushed in like a storm, quickly knocked the bottle out of Zackary's hand, and tightly held her in his arms.

He had just left from the front door of Penelope's small apartment and he started missing her.

He was like a young boy experiencing his first love, wanting to send messages to the girl he adored, sweet and cheesy.

However, he had sent her several messages in a row, but she didn't reply to any of them.

He was afraid that she might have a stomachache again, and was greatly worried, so he directly called her.

Nobody answered.

At that moment, a bad premonition arose in Everett's heart. He had Dawson locate Penelope's mobile phone, which was not in her small apartment. Moreover, the location of her phone was constantly moving.

He didn't dare to delay at all, closely following the location on his phone to search for her. Unexpectedly, he finally traced her to the basement of a villa in the outskirts of Zackary.

And Zackary, was forcing her to drink some kind of unknown liquid.

Everett subconsciously tightened his arm around her, as composed as he was, at this moment, his body was somewhat uncontrollably trembling.

Her body was terrifyingly frail. He didn't dare to imagine what she would have become if he had arrived a moment later, if he had let Zackary force her to drink those unknown liquids.

"Penelope, I'm sorry, I'm late," Everett said softly, his heart aching as he looked at her pale little face.

"Everett, thank you," Penelope's voice was noticeably hoarse and frighteningly weak, which made Everett's heart ache even more.

He wished he could meld her into his own body, so that he could protect her with his flesh and blood, and no one would ever dare to bully her again.

"Penelope, I took you home!"

Thinking of Zackary's torment of Penelope, Everett really wanted to have a good fight with him, but Penelope's situation looked very bad now, he felt sorry for her, he had no heart to deal with others now.

"Freeze!"

Zackary was already in a bad mood today, and now with Everett's arrival, his eyes were filled with even more coldness. "She hurt Aunt Chelsea, she must pay the price!"

"Penelope hurt Mrs. Hilliard?!"

"She hired a hitman to inject poison into Aunt Chelsea, causing Aunt Chelsea to become a living dead!"

Zackary stepped forward, about to snatch Penelope from Everett's arms, "Put her down!"

Seeing that Everett had no intention of letting go of Penelope, Zackary sneered with a murderous look, "Everett, if you want to make enemies with the Hilliard family and my Spencer family, take this heartless woman and leave now!"