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

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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

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it hard to move freely because of the shrub she was stuck

reach for the rain frog. She grabbed it without fear, making the boy lean back as she retrieved

so scared of it? It's safe!"

once, and

little creatures like this back

there were more things scarier

creatures. Even

she felt sorry for the

until her

Great aunt?

of relief, flinching wherever she waved

be in this place if you're

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"But I know it's probably because you were trying to

was the opposite. It was more like the cat was

cleared her throat, trying to pull. herself out of the shrub. As she tried

added, "I have to go...

take care

looked

it home," he said,

I think it won't survive out

all alone."

it home...?" Penny pouted as her eyes fell on the pitiful

still thin and dirty. It reminded her

such a young age.

shallow breath slipped past her lips as she smiled. "You

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"Huh?"

negotiated. "Giving her to me means you are not capable of raising it. Don't bother me in

child custody? Or rather, why did

in this?

dissatisfied with it, but what she said was right. He wasn't capable of raising it. He didn't even know if he would reach adulthood. "Fine," he said, but was

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

this, the little guy