Surviving Heartbreak novel

---- Chapter 8 When Jacob noticed the iciness in Penelope's gaze, he felt a jolt of pain blazing from his heart. He was about to say something when his friend stopped him. "Jake, Penelope almost cost Rebecca her child this time. If you were to let her go with a slap on her wrist, you'd be spoiling her instead." Everyone else quickly agreed with the first friend. "Jake took pity on Penelope for not being able to bear any children and for being an unwanted cougar.

That was the only reason why he decided to agree to the marriage . Not only did she not know her place, but she also had the guts to bully others! That woman has crossed a line this time!" "Rebecca loves eating oranges the most.

Why don't we make Penelope peel ten oranges for her as a form of punishment?" "Jake, if you don't punish Penelope now, she might end up killing both Rebecca and her unborn child in the future!" Hearing the grave consequences made Jacob shed what little pity he had for Penelope. A cold and ruthless expression soon replaced his previous look. "Guards, bring me ten oranges!" ---- "Don't do it, Jacob!" Rebecca quickly reminded Jacob, though there was a hint of a smile in her eyes.

"Have you forgotten that Ms. Hall is allergic to the smell of oranges? Her life will be in danger!" Jacob looked shocked in return. He hesitated for a few seconds before issuing another order, ''Forget about- " "Ah! My belly hurts!" Rebecca bent over all of a sudden in pain. She moaned, "I think I'm bleeding down there again!" Even though Rebecca's wails sounded heartbreaking , the fact that she wasn't tearing up at all showed that it was all but a facade.

"Summon the doctor!" Jacob quickly coaxed Rebecca anxiously. Then, he hollered, "Penelope, you're not allowed to leave this ward until you're done peeling all of the oranges!" Penelope could only smile bitterly. She was smiling so hard that tears began trickling down her cheeks. In the past, she was forced to guzzle down orange juice, courtesy of the bar's patrons, during one of her attempts to earn enough money to treat Jacob's schizophrenia.

As a result, she was sent to the emergency room for treatment. Back then, Jacob had stayed by her side at all times. ---- After that ordeal, he even specifically made a note of her deadly allergy triggered by oranges in a notebook. He even told her that he would never let her suffer from her allergies ever again. But today , Jacob was more than willing to torment Penelope with oranges just so he could avenge Rebecca. He really was a ruthless man.

Then again, he was just acting the part of a loving husband. It wasn't as if he truly cared about Penelope from the start. How could she forget about that? Jacob only loved Rebecca, be it when he was 18 or when he was 24. The strong scent of oranges overwhelmed Penelope so much that she found it hard to breathe. Soon, she found herself to be on the verge of collapsing.

She did her best to suppress the intense dizziness as she peeled the rough skin off the oranges and dug out the fleshy fruit from within before plating it. One orange... Two oranges... Penelope was already seeing double at that time. Blood was starting to seep out of her nails from digging into the oranges too hard. Still, Jacob showed no signs of stopping her. Having given up on all hope, Penelope allowed the