Chapter 22

• It was quite abrupt to see Penelope slap her daughter Amanda, who was taken aback by her mother's reaction. I swallowed hard and didn't know whether to leave to give them privacy, but seeing Max in the distance was what I needed to distance myself from them and leave them alone to argue. People were too busy dancing and drinking to notice the argument between mother and daughter.
• As I was about to walk away from them, Penelope grabbed my arm, taking me by surprise.
• "We have a pending conversation, don't forget," she said to me as a reminder.