Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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"This is impossible." Penny looked at the marriage certificate in between her fingers. "Since when did I get married?" @

Penny studied the printouts in her hand. The woman in the certificate was definitely her, but this man... Penny couldn't recall ever meeting him. The man in the certificate had a well-proportioned face with symmetrical facial features. He had a strong, defined jawline, adding a masculine look to him. His long, sharp, deep-set eyes were dark but very captivating.

Suddenly, Penny heard a knock from the window on her side. Winding down the window of the driver's seat, the man standing outside bent over.

"Why are you outside?" asked the man she hired for this sham wedding. "I've been waiting for you! Don't you want to get married?"

"Uh." Penny cleared her throat. "There's no need for this wedding anymore."

"Oh. Alright! Then, goodbye!"

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The man fashed her one quick smile before he sprinted away. Her face twitchard, Wouldn't he ask her why she didn't need to do the wedding? He just took

off to avoid the talk of the payment she already sent

him

"s not like I'm going to ask for a refund she mumbled setting her attention to the paper in her hand "Seriously How can one get married without

their permission"

As Penny wondered about this situation, her phone

Fang

"Hey! How's the wedding" asked the person from the

other end of the lar

"Well me and I'm married"

Congrate

Penny frowned, thinking Tugs didst get what she was trying to say "Tugs can you look up this man names..." Her eyes veered to her husband's name "Zoren

Pierson

90's that?"

"That's what I want to find out. I call you again later"

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Penny ended the call and gazed at the certificate once again.

All her life, she had been waiting for this day to come.

The day she could marry herself off and leave her household. It was no secret that Penny had been wanting to get out of the family. It was for the best for everyone, especially for herself. However, no one knew Penny had another big secret.

This wasn't her first life.

She promised that in this lifetime, she would live it on her own terms. But now, that plan was slightly shaken by the man registered as her husband.

"I don't know if this is a good thing, but what I know is I have to fix this," she whispered as her eyelids

drooped. "I can't afford to make the same mistake I did in my first life."

Her first life ended in a tragedy. Thinking about it,

she couldn't afford a

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her life ended

"... didn't do it."

first thing she noticed was his untrimmed beard, his messy hair, and the dark bags under his

planted her hand on the glass as her eyes brimmed with tears. "... please, believe me. I didn't do it. I'm innocent.

me."

still present. However, it paled in comparison to the

within them.

quietly. "Penny, you wouldn't be behind that glass if you were

Tears flooded her face as her entire

shook in desperation. "I am innocent.

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if it's true, Penny, it's over." Atlas smiled wryly. "You did what you did, and now we're paying the

tightly sealed lips as she shook her head in

too." Tears formed in the corner of his eyes as he

are over, Penny. People see us as terrorists, enemies of the country, corrupt to the

so they

grinding his teeth angrily. "I know you hate us, but

"Because I am!"

roared, making her flinch. He drew a jagged breath as he leaned forward. "Penny, you listen to me. Just... tell me,

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brother, she didn't know what to say anymore. She had already told him everything from beginning to end,

single word she said.

she hiccuped, placing both her hands on the glass separating them. "And yet, I was

her

be accepted by her brothers and treated as family. But alas, even at this

hate you," she whispered, her voice shaky but clear. "I hate all of you... there you go. You heard my reason. Did that give you enough peace now? I might be in prison now, but I'm not the only one going down. You, your brothers, and that

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he staggered back.

swapped even before my mother could embrace me! I grew up with an abusive aunt who would sell me for anything! And when I thought I was finally going to have a good life since my family found me, you, Hugo, and Slater never failed to make me feel I

and even studied music and arts so there's something I could talk about.

in disbelief. "I knew it. I knew you were bad news when you came into

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house that day."

what eard. "Well..." he ran his tongue across his

"Atlas..."

offered her a bitter smile, rocking

you a good resting place, but it won't

his back on her. Penny just sat on the same

a fraction of it. The truth was,

malicious person. She was so blinded that she thought she was doing the right thing, only for her brothers and Penny to be accused of a crime they never committed. To make amends, Penny took all the blame. Even so, her confession only saved her brothers

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couldn't stop the repercussions that struck their family business, her brother's reputation, and

and last visit Penny had until her

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will to live was almost gone. When she sat down on the metal chair, she glanced at the officers who were strapping her body to the chair. Once they were finished, they all left her in a small square room with only a mirror across from

seen herself in months. She looked... horrible, pathetic, and helpless. It reminded

came to