Chapter 42 What Happened That Night
"You look scary," Penny admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. "But I think you can be my dad."
Giorgio's expression softened even further, a tenderness sparkling in his eyes. He reached out and gently ruffled Penny's golden hair, his touch surprisingly gentle for hands that seemed so formidable.
"You know," he said, his voice tinged with a hint of emotion, "being a dad is a very special job. Are you sure you want me to be your dad?"
Penny nodded earnestly, her bright eyes filled with trust. She held out her stuffed bear towards Giorgio, as if offering it as a symbol of her sincerity.
"I'm sure," she replied, her voice brimming with conviction. "You're scary, but you have a kind heart, I can tell."
Giorgio's heart swelled with an unexpected warmth, his reservations momentarily forgotten.
"Ring ring ring," At this moment, Penny's children's phone watch rang.
"Oh, it's my godmother calling, I have to go home. Future Daddy, little brother, I will miss you, you guys must come pick me up from kindergarten, okay?" Penny said, then planted a kiss on Giorgio's face, slid down from his embrace, and ran away while looking back a few times.
Giorgio watched as the child ran away. Was he taken advantage of by a little girl?
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, showing a bit of warmth.
Charlie watched the direction Penny left, his black eyes deep. After getting in the car, he took out his phone and inputted various codes.
Soon, information popped up.
Penny, female, 5 years old, registered in Vista Heights, talented in singing and dancing, lively and adorable, from a single-parent family.
Seeing Charlie burying his head and working on something, Giorgio understood that he was playing with programs again and probably knew what he was looking up. He reached out and took the phone: "Let me see."
On the phone screen, it was indeed the information of the little girl.
Penny? So, her name is Penny? This name... inexplicably resembles Anna's style?
His long eyes squinted in sudden realization. He finally understood where that familiar feeling came from just now. The little girl's eyes and Anna's were extremely similar, and even their facial features were alike. What was their relationship?
He continued to look at the information, and the more he looked, the deeper his gaze became...
In front of the apartment door.
Sara saw Penny running up and breathed a sigh of relief: "You little princess, where did you run off to? You scared me."
Penny's innocent and lovely voice answered: "I bumped into my future Daddy in front of the elevator and showed my presence."
Future Daddy? Giorgio?
Sara was surprised, and Anna, who heard the voice inside the house, shook in her heart and anxiously ran out: "You bumped into him?"
Penny happily nodded: "Yeah, I greeted him and let him hug me. He said he likes me. Then, Mama, don't worry. From now on, I won't be a burden to your relationship anymore. You have to chase after him! Chase after him! Take him down soon!"
Anna cursed herself for ever indulging Penny’s daydreams. Is this not digging a hole for yourself? If she hadn't agreed to Penny's suggestion back then, Penny wouldn't have gone to say hello today just to make her presence known.
What should I do if Giorgio finds out about Penny's identity? She though to herself.
Sara noticed Anna's concern and reassured her in a low voice, "Don't worry, you forgot that Penny's information is fake, right?"
Oh! Right!
Initially, she was worried that her sister and Giorgio would find out the truth, so she purposefully made Penny one year younger and put her on the foster mother's eldest son's household register. Even if they found out about Penny, they would only think it was the brother's daughter and not related to her.
Anna sighed in relief, "Thank you for reminding me. I was so anxious that I forgot everything."
Sara put her arm around Anna's shoulder and raised her eyebrows teasingly, "So, now you should explain to me how Mr. Vittorio ended up at our house? Are you two...?"
Before Sara could finish her sentence, she was left with an endless imagination of what they could have been doing. What they almost did do. At least in her head.
Anna instinctively thought of the image of being backed against the wall, and her cheeks turned red, "Why are you talking nonsense? It's because Charlie hasn't seen me in seven days, he was worried, so he brought him here to see me. We didn't do anything." And it's impossible to do anything. Even though she wanted to. So bad.
Sara laughed and touched her face, "Oh, your face is all red, and you didn't do anything? Who are you trying to fool? Don't worry, we're all adults, I understand. Just tell me about Mr. Vittorio's strength, what does it feel like?"
"Get lost! I don't know you, you dirty woman!" Anna pushed her away and quickly ran into the kitchen to continue making desserts.
In her mind, however, she couldn't help but recall that night years ago, his strength was formidable, as for the feeling...
It was painfully intense!
What kind of feeling could there be? It was the only time she had been with a man. And what a night it had been.
...
In the morning, after Anna took Penny to school, she immediately rushed to Seine International.
She was late today and didn't plan on making breakfast. But as soon as she entered the villa, she saw Katherine already making breakfast in the open kitchen.
She had forgotten that Katherine had moved into the villa now and someone was cooking for Charlie.
"Good morning."
Katherine heard the voice, turned her head, and saw Anna, who had been missing for a few days, reappear. Her face darkened, "You just can't disappear, you have to show up in front of Giorgio and Charlie?"
Anna pursed her lips, "No, I will leave once Charlie's condition improves."
Katherine treated it as if she had heard a big joke and approached her step by step, with each step asking, "Did Charlie not survive the seven days without you?"
"Are you sure it's because of Charlie that you stayed?"
"Can you honestly say that you didn't have even the slightest feelings for Giorgio?"
Every word was sharp and direct.
Anna tightened her grip on the desserts in her hands, thinking about that night...
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