Chapter 74 Mr. Hilliard Proposed, Mr. Spencer was Livid with Anger.

"Even if the young lady was not Lyman's girlfriend, but just an ordinary guest of the Spencer family, you should not have embarrassed her like this!"

"Isabella, I..."

Lola was already upset, and Isabella showed her no respect at all. She felt extremely humiliated, and immediately, tears began to fall heavily from her eyes.

Seeing Lola shed tears, the disdain on Isabella's face became even more apparent. How is it that from ancient times to the present, all these innocent victims do is cry and cry!

Will you die if you don't act pitiful?

Isabella continued to roll her eyes. If it weren't for the fact that Lola was Aunt Chelsea's daughter, she would have torn her apart long ago!

Zackary was sickened by the romantic tension between Lyman and Penelope. He stared intently at their intertwined hands, but inadvertently pulled Lola into his arms.

"Sister, Lola meant well, she was just afraid that Lyman would be deceived by someone with ulterior motives!"

If Zackary had spoken about him, Lyman wouldn't have cared, but when he mentioned Penelope, he couldn't bear it.

He sneered, "Zackary, it's still uncertain who will be fooled! When the time comes and you're crying your heart out, don't come to me for sympathy!"

After saying this, Lyman couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to Zackary. He affectionately pulled Penelope back to their seats, "Penelope, you fed me earlier, now it's my turn to serve you! Come on, Penelope, open your mouth."

Lyman picked up a piece of fish, carefully removed the bones, and then fed it to her.

Penelope wanted to say that he didn't need to trouble himself, but as soon as she opened her mouth, it played right into Lyman's hands. Once the fish was in her mouth, could she spit it out?

Zackary's gaze was so intense, it could almost bore a hole in Lyman's chopsticks. If she dared to eat that piece of fish, he...

He hadn't yet gritted his teeth and decided how to punish her, when Lyman had already tenderly stuffed that piece of fish into her mouth.

She actually dared to eat the fish that Lyman had served her!

Didn't she know that Lyman's chopsticks were covered with his saliva?! By eating like this, she was indirectly kissing him!

Yes, she had even been in bed with Lyman, yet she didn't know how to please him in bed. What was this indirect kiss compared to that?!

Thinking of Penelope trying all sorts of ways to please Lyman in bed, and Lyman losing control, acting like a madman over her again and again, Zackary was almost crushing his own fist.

He subconsciously grabbed something, not even noticing that what he had grabbed was the cup in front of Lola. Even when the cup shattered in his palm, blood dripping, he remained completely oblivious.

"Zack, your hand!"

It wasn't until Lola's cry of surprise that Zackary snapped back to reality.

He didn't want to worry Cornelia, so he hastily withdrew his hand, subtly hiding it behind his back, his whole body exuding a cold aura, as if he were made of ice.

Cornelia didn't have the time to notice how Zackary's mind had twisted again, her attention was completely captivated by a large bouquet of roses brought in by a maid.

The maid respectfully presented the bouquet of roses to Penelope, "Ms. Sullivan, you looked so beautiful today."

Penelope took the bouquet of roses with a bewildered look on her face. How could someone suddenly give her roses? What was going on?

She hadn't yet figured out what was going on when another maid entered, carrying a large bouquet of roses. She respectfully presented the roses to Penelope, "Ms. Sullivan, you are the best girl in the world."

Soon, many more maids entered the room, each carrying a rose. Each of them brought a word of praise for Penelope, and left after placing the rose down.

"Ms. Sullivan, you deserved the best love."

"Ms. Sullivan, after the storm comes the rainbow, happiness will eventually belong to you."

"Ms. Sullivan, today, your Mr. Right would come riding on a rainbow cloud."

***

In an instant, the spacious living room was filled with bunches of red roses, turning into a vast sea of flowers as passionate as fire.

At first, Penelope was somewhat confused, but later, seeing the bright, sparkling eyes of Lyman, she understood that it was all his intention.

In a daze, another maid entered the room, carrying a large bunch of roses. She looked at Penelope with a radiant smile, "Ms. Sullivan, look outside! The scenery is even more beautiful!"

After hearing the maid's words, she involuntarily turned her face and looked out towards the living room.

At some unknown point, the yard was filled with countless children wearing red scarves. Without exception, each child held a large bunch of fiery red roses in their arms. Their smiles, however, were even more radiant than the blooming roses.

"Penelope, Mr. Hilliard said he likes you!"

"Penelope, would you be Mr. Hilliard's girlfriend?"

"Penelope, give Mr. Hilliard a chance!"

"Penelope......"

Penelope found herself involuntarily walking into the yard, facing the innocent, eager smiles of the children, she just couldn't bring herself to utter words of refusal.

If she hadn't been on her deathbed, she thought, she would have thrown herself into Lyman's arms without hesitation that day.

Tell her, "Mr. Hilliard, for the rest of my life from now on, please guide me."

She would also, for the rest of her life, strive to fall in love with him.

Unfortunately, in this world, there has never been any "if".

So, even if her vision was blurred by tears, she still couldn't recklessly embrace him and say, "It's so good to have you."

She could only curl up in that ivory tower in her heart, avoiding the light.

The roar of a small helicopter echoed in the sky. Penelope instinctively looked up and saw a huge banner stretched between two helicopters. It read, "Penelope, I love you."

Behind those two helicopters, there were also many, many hot air balloons following. Between two hot air balloons, the same banner was also hanging.

At the same time, on the liquid crystal display on the front of Pearl of Sea City, the tallest building in Sea City, a huge heart took over the screen. After the heart brilliantly bloomed, a line of characters filled with sincere passion appeared.

Penelope, I loved you.

On that day, almost everyone in Sea City knew that a young man had proposed to a girl named Penelope, in a grand yet heartfelt manner.

The child standing at the front handed the rose in his hand to Lyman. He took the rose and walked towards Penelope with excitement and trepidation.

"Hi, Penelope, I really like you. From the moment I first saw you, I fell hopelessly in love with you. Penelope, will you be my girlfriend?"

Penelope instinctively wanted to refuse, but seeing so many people watching, she didn't want to reject him too bluntly and embarrass him.

She hadn't yet come up with a tactful phrasing when Lyman, already grinning, spoke up, "Penelope, I know you're bound to say, give you some time to think, but I don't want to give you time anymore, because, life is unpredictable, I think, every second counts."

"Penelope, let go of all your worries, entrust yourself to me, I won't let you down."

Saying this, Lyman lowered his face, wanting to seal today's courtship with a passionate kiss, marking a perfect end.

He passionately kissed for quite a while, only to realize something was off. He opened his eyes and found out that he had been fervently kissing a man's hand!

Zackary's hand!