@estelion it's in this chapter. when she says "it was just my wistful thinking. her story wasn't my own" or something along those lines, I took it as she didnt actually make it up out of nowhere. I think it didnt happen to Penelope but it happened to her because of what she said there.
@wowzabeans this!! I completely get that he felt hurt when he heard this and he had every right to do so. But this could have been solved if he just asked her why when he first heard that. He's bringing it up six years later?? Plus he told her that they wouldn't have kicked her out even if...
I feel bad for the initial Penelope. This almost brought me to tears. It really was too late for her and if they had done this beforehand, she would have forgiven them. It's so sad. All she wanted was to feel accepted.