Two weeks had already passed since Penelope and the other ducal princesses were saved from their kidnappers. For the whole two weeks, Penelope is not allowed to get out of their mansion. It was Duke Harrison who made that decision. He wants his granddaughter to focus on resting her body and stop thinking about a lot of things.
Well, staying in their mansion is not a huge loss for Penelope. She also has no motivation to go to different places. Penelope obediently stays inside their mansion and rejected all the invitations she received after the debutante party. She just made an excuse that she got a cold and currently recuperating in their mansion.
A lot of things had also happened over the past few days.