Shrewd Woman

It was a busy Monday, and most people were still caught up with work.

A black Range Rover, pulled over close to Penelope's apartment as the rider switched off the engine, ready to come out.

Mike stepped out of his car and walked over to the apartment.

He and Penelope have been dating for a while now and he wanted more. 'Maybe marriage.' he thought to himself.

He walked straight to the door and let himself in, he met Penelope who was slouched on the couch.

From the looks of things, it seemed she had been waiting for him.

Slowly he walked in and stood in front of her,

"Hey Penny," he called out to her gently.

He knew their last meeting hadn't ended well. Since then, he had been hoping for a chance to fix things.

To his surprise, she smiled. He had expected anger, maybe even tears, but not this.

He waited patiently to be lashed out but without a word, she took his hand and led him into her bedroom.

Mike felt a thrill. He liked it when she couldn't resist him and his charm.' she is so soft and easy to control' he thought. And as soon as they got inside, Penelope began taking off her clothes.

He pulled her and kissed her and she returned the kiss with as much passion as he gave and let his hands roam all over her body.

Allowing her to melt further into his arms as his hands went over her chest and squeezed her breasts.

"Aaahhh..." Penelope began to release pleasurable moans into his ears, urging him to continue and making him turn on more.

Within a few minutes, they were both naked, lying on the bed.

Mike kissed Penelope deeply while thrusting inside her, core, faster and harder. Her rosy lips are parted,

her hair was a mess, and she looked like she was in pure bliss.

The room is filled with her low moans and his groans of pleasure. Soon, her walls tightened around him and she came while digging her nails into his back.

But as soon as he pulled out of her, Penelope turned cold.

"Get out! It's over. I will call you when I need you." Penelope finally spoke.

Mike froze. "Penny, what are you saying?" His voice was tight with confusion.

"I suppose there is a reason why you are still lying there." Penelope smiled, tilting her head. She stared intently at the man before her.

Penelope had a habit—whenever she wanted something or hated someone, her whole body tensed up, her chest heaved up and down from her rage and her eyes became maddening red anytime she didn't get what she wanted and when she disliked someone or something.

Penelope never liked the way Mrs. Lydia was paying so much attention to the orphan girl and even though she wasn't fond of Berlin, she made sure not to show it.

As time went on, Berlin was still the subject of interest.

And finally, her cousin's marriage to the orphan girl, sent her blood boiling and she was furiously upset by Mrs. Lydia's words about the wedding decision. And that's how she had found the perfect distraction—Mike Petan.

For a long time, she had wondered about her family ties. She called Karlos's mother 'Aunt' and Karlos 'Brother,' but nothing about their bond felt brotherly to her. She loved him.

Would the family let her marry him if she told the truth? Probably not. They would call her crazy and shut her down.

But after talking to her mother, she felt sure about one thing—she no longer wanted to be with Mike. She didn't even want to marry someone like him.

All she wants from him is physical pleasure and it was high time she made that clear and known to him.

"Why are you backing out of this relationship?" Mike gritted his teeth in annoyance. He hated her resolve. And her smile never reached her eyes and sometimes you would catch a flash of cunningness that would cross her face.

In those few moments, he stared at her. Memories of the beginning of their relationship with her started to fill his mind.

"Why?" he asked.

Penelope instantly raised her brows at the question. "Why not?" she challenged.

"I deserve an explanation! We have been together for more than two years. You cannot back out now! You are—"

Mike's words were interrupted when Penelope picked up an envelope from the nightstand and tossed it at him.

Mike instantly tore open the envelope. His eyes widened at the amount written on the check, inside."You...You are paying me to walk out?"

Penelope instantly scoffed at his words."Don't flatter yourself, Mike. It was a sex-for-pleasure relationship." she said as she pulled another envelope and gave it to him.

"What do you mean? How could you be so shrewd?" he asked before slowly opening the second envelope, assuming he would find more checks but his eyes looked in shock as he recognized the contents, his face darkened at what he saw—printed messages, call logs, evidence.

His blood ran cold.

"Jail. To be specific, I will have you rot in the cells if you ever make mention of this relationship we had. And you will be at my beck and call when I need you to do any dirty job for me or pleasure me if need be." she said ignoring the dark look the man was giving her.

"Is it the reason why you initially agreed to this relationship? Mike's voice was venomous, he wanted to make this woman squirm in his presence. The smile on her beautiful face made fury rise from the depths of his heart.

He recalled how he had confided in her about the evil deeds he had done anytime they had sex, believing he could trust her but she was using it against him.

"Did you think I would want to marry someone like you?" Penelope smirked at him making his temper flare.

"How dare you! Do you think I will let this slide?... You just wait."

"Tsk...Tsk...Mike. Have you forgotten about the envelope I gave you now? Besides I don't see the problem here. We both had our fun and now it's time for business. Don't you agree?" she asked taking a towel to cover her naked self. "Think about how the news and the media will react when they find out you killed your step-brother to get the position. It will spread like wildfire."

"You-" Mike exploded. His eyes are red with anger. "You agreed to keep it a secret and to be my woman. Now you want me to move from being your man to a handyman?" Mike clenched his jaw as the realization hit him. He had fallen into a trap.

"You make me sound like an evil person. Mike this is nothing but business. Take it or face the consequences. Think about it..."

She had a look of pure and utter disgust merged with her anger on her face. She had felt really insulted when things weren't going her way and allowed a scumbag like him, to speak to her anyhow but she swallowed it and decided to wait and make him become her pet instead.

And since Mike could not get over her body, coupled with the fact that he was already anticipating wedding bells, she knew he was still into her.

Mike turned speechless at Penelope's words. She was going to ruin him for sure if he didn't agree. He thought that she had simply approached him for sex and pleasure but he let her get into his head.

Who would have thought that she would use his past against him?

He narrowed his eyes at her before looking back at the documents of phone call messages he had made to her throughout their relationship and somewhere in there lies his confession to murder. If the media were to get a hold of this information, it would cause a scandal to his business and life. He needed time to retrieve all that she had of him and teach her a lesson. The fact that a woman outsmarted him, was something he couldn't accept.

"Fine." With a stern face, he got up and got dressed. He glared at her. "Penny, I never thought that you would be this shrewd," he said storming out of the bedroom, leaving a smiling Penelope.

She had other plans.