Chap. 10 Illusions

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Penelope managed to avoid the area where Derek was all the day.

What Mrs Morgan had told her was disturbing. How would she make him realize that he was living an illusion? He didn't even know her. How could he say that he was in love with her? He felt gratitude towards her of that she was sure.

She was flattered yes. How couldn't she? This man was handsome and sweet, he seemed kind and really caring about his family. Seeing her with a woman like Elena was normal in some ways but in the same time, her behaviour didn't match his. Well, maybe in the intimacy she was different. She shook this thought out of her mind, it was disturbing.

At the end of her shift, she quickly left the hospital and climbed into Esther, her car.

Here heart skipped a beat when someone tapped at her window. She turned to stare into two visibly angry eyes.

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Derek sighed relieved when Elena finally left his room.

"One thing done." He thought.

Breaking up with Elena after a two-year relationship was hard but he had to do it.

Meeting Penelope had been the trigger but he had always wondered if he had a future with Elena.

When he had met the beautiful PR, she was rather kind, sexy, and smart; but with the time passing he had discovered what he now knew what her true personality was. Now, he didn't know why their relationship had lasted so long. He hadn't been truly happy for months now. Penelope had been a wave of fresh air. He was amazed of how quick he had fallen for her. It seems crazy but it was true… he just wished she would believe him.

He just wished Elena wouldn't act on her words and do some harm to Penelope.

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Penelope sighed at hearing the insistent knocking at her window. She climbed out the car and stared at Elena.

"What do you want?"

"I told you to stay away from Derek and now what? He broke up with me!"

"This is not my problem." Penelope said turning back.

Elena grabbed her arm violently.

"Oh yes it is! He broke up with me because of you! He fell in love with you apparently."

Penelope was stunned to learn that Derek had admitted to his fiancée his love for her.

"I stayed away from him, I assure you."

"That's not enough, you whore! What did you do to him?"

"Nothing, I don't even take care about him anymore!" Penelope said tired.

"Listen, I had a tough day and I must go home now. I'm sure you'll sort things out."

"I know that he admitted his feelings to you! He told me so!"

"I don't love him!"

"Please! Which woman wouldn't want to have her way with him?"

"I don't even know him; he's a patient nothing more. He just feels gratitude, that's all."

"For the last time, stay away from him."

Penelope sighed and turned towards her car. Elena pushed her hard and Penelope's head connected with the door cutting her forehead.

Elena left living a dizzy Penelope on the parking lot.

Penelope climbed into the car and grabbed her phone.

"Carol? Can I come over?... thank you." She whispered.

A/N: a little violent… I know!