Chapter 22

One year flew by in an instant. On a sunny morning, Penelope was enjoying her nice breakfast of bacon and eggs when she saw a link being forwarded by a certain someone. After tapping the link, it redirected her to an article featuring Eric. The headline read, "Business Mogul's Life Ruined Thanks to His Affair—Career, Love, and Life All Gone!" Penelope's chewing slowed down significantly as she began scrolling down the article. Basically, the article spoke about how Eric had mysteriously lost his marbles after getting deported out of Islanthia. He kept mumbling that his dead fiancée wasn't actually dead at all. At the same time, he kept looking around for a blue diamond ring just so he could give it to her. Eric ended up getting admitted to a mental asylum, courtesy of Michael and Esther. Fulmer Industries—the very company that Eric had devoted years of blood, sweat, and tears into—was purchased by a company based in Northern Eucardia. Just like that, he lost the fruit of his many y