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

Chapter 11

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Penny went under the shrub to rescue a kitten, but

this wasn't a kitten.

What welcomed her was a petite young boy. He looked a little gaunt and pale, but his eyes were brooding as if he were the grim reaper himself.

"What are you?"

"What are you?"

They asked in unison, but Penny was most taken aback because his low-pitched voice didn't match his sickly appearance. He frowned while her brows rose. Before she could say anything, she heard a soft 'meow' from somewhere. Averting her eyes, she caught a small and frail kitten coming from his other side. "Oh." Her lips formed an o-shape. "There's the kitten."

A big smile appeared on her face as she looked up at the boy. "I thought you were."

Did he look like a kitten to her?

The boy looked at the girl's round face and noticed

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that her nose looked pink. He bit his tongue, knowing whatever he was about to say was rude.

"It looks hungry and... oh, it has a company?" Curiosity was seen in her eyes as she stared at the cute rain frog.

Seeing this, the boy looked at the cat and froze.

"A rain frog?" she mumbled. "I didn't know there's some in here."

Penny glanced at the boy, only to furrow her brows upon seeing the horrified look on his face. Earlier, this guy had already looked sickly, but now it seemed he was about to go into the light!

"Kitty, are you okay?" she asked, watching him twist his neck like a rusting robot. The moment they were face to face, Penny panicked. "Are you dying?!"

"He help."

"Help?" Penny was about to summon her superhuman strength and carry him, but then, noticed the frog coming closer to him. His face stiffened even more, and he was holding his breath until his neck turned

taut.

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of frogs?" her panic subsided, moving closer but finding it hard to move freely because of the shrub she was stuck in.

to reach for the rain frog. She grabbed it

it? It's

also a child once, and she was

this back

were more

creatures. Even so, she

was valid, and she felt sorry

okay now." She nodded at him encouragingly, smiling wide until her

Great aunt?

thanks." The boy heaved a sigh of relief, flinching wherever she waved the frog

this place

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said, almost scolding him. "But I know

truth, the situation was the opposite.

Penny cleared her throat, trying to pull. herself out of the

"I

take care

and looked up at him.

it home," he said,

think it

all alone."

pouted as her eyes

hairs still thin and dirty. It reminded her of herself, abandoned by

such a young age.

shallow breath slipped past her lips as she smiled. "You can't

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"Huh?"

for shared custody," she negotiated. "Giving her to me means you are not

child custody? Or rather, why did she

in this?

raising it. He didn't even know if he would reach adulthood. "Fine,"

pondered. "I'll come here every Thursday, same

the little guy

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