Frenzied

Kaylyn stumbled and nearly fell on the floor, but before she could crash into the tea table behind her, she was pulled up by her husband. Theodore helped her sit down on the edge of the bed and turned to look at Penelope. 

"Is this true, Penelope? Is Nicolai and that woman telling the truth?" 

However, Penelope didn't seem to hear the disappointment in his voice. If anything, the woman was filled with disbelief when she thought about how her parents were questioning her. 

"Why are you asking me this? Are you really going to question me? Can you not understand why I did it? She was about to take you away from me. This is my home, my family! Everything belongs to me. Not her!" She couldn't help but cry. 

Emil looked at Penelope, whose mask was finally off; he didn't know how Penelope turned this twisted.