Chapter 1123 - Happy birthday, Jeff (7) (1/2)

By dinner time, everyone returned to the event hall.

The news was spread that JoAnna is expecting twins and people who were not on the yacht approached her and Jeff to offer their congratulations and well wishes.

Penny and Benjamin also joined for dinner. Benjamin was not willing, but Penny told him that she owes a lot to Jeff and JoAnna and that staying in the suite will be selfish.

”We will return here after dinner…”, she assured him while getting off the bed. ”And I need to rest.”

Ben patted the bed next to him. ”Isn't this a resting place?”

She looked at him and arched an eyebrow. ”Based on last few hours… no.”

He laughed and followed her into the bathroom to shower.

Penny was excited when she found out that JoAnna is expecting twins.

”Our kids can play together!”, JoAnna exclaimed when she pulled Penny into a hug.

Penny looked at JoAnna and Jeff and wondered, what would her parents say if they can see her now? For years they were grooming her and trying to get her into Jeff's bed, and now… their kids will play together. But it was all in order to establish connections, right? Maybe they would be happy to know that she is so friendly with Jeffrey White and his wife. Maybe.

Penny knows that her parents are financially ruined and ostracized by the circle of people they convinced themselves that they belong to. They moved to an old family home on the outskirts of Austin which was left behind by her maternal grandparents.

JoAnna asked Penny if she wants to visit them, but Penny is not sure. If she goes to see them, will she feel sorry for them? Will she cave in and give them her support? Will they be happy for her? Probably not. The most she can hope is that they realized how their lifestyle was wrong, totally wrong.

After the delicious dinner, it was time for the birthday cake!

The massive seven-tiered cake was wheeled in. It was well made, and it looked like seven boxed presents stacked on top of each other.

After the cake, they served variety of small desserts.

Penny observed all the happy faces around her and leaned her head on Ben's shoulder. ”Thank you.”, she told him.

Ben looked at her questionably.

Penny smiled. ”If I didn't meet you, I would still be in hell.”

How Penny sees it, if she didn't stumble onto Ben in that gentleman's club by accident, and if the next day in the hotel room he didn't hold her back asking for an explanation, she would probably still be living with her parents, listening stories about Jeffrey White. Oh, that is not right… It would be stories about Lukas White.

Thanks to Ben she is surrounded with friends and she is about to become a mother… and she learned what love is.

Ben looked at Penny's gentle smile and he smiled as well.

”Do you want to dance?”, Ben offered to Penny.

She responded with a nod. This will be their first time to dance. She is excited about many more firsts, with Ben.

…

Emma leaned onto Charlie and watched Penny beam from happiness on the dancefloor with Ben.