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

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When Penny came home, Allison and Charles were anxiously waiting for her in the family room. Their

children were still in their school uniform with a look

indiscernible. The second they saw her with Haines, the couple could only sigh in relief and sprinted to

Penny to ease their anxiety.

"Penny, I thought something already happened to you!" Allison squatted in front of the chubby girl. "Why did you leave without telling anyone? Where did you go?"

Charles stood behind his wife, looking a little

troubled.

Seeing their troubled faces, Penny felt guilt. "I didn't mean to worry you..."

"Tch! As if!" Slater jumped, yelling like a dog. "She probably left because she wants to snag more attention from mom and dad! Otherwise, there's no

reason for her to leave the house!"

"Slater..." Nina held his arm to stop him. "Don't be like that. Maybe Penny just misses her aunt or she's

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unhappy with how things had been."

Huh?

Did Penny look unhappy at all?

Hearing Nina's assumptions, Slater's anger boiled even more. "Unhappy?! How can she still be unhappy when she eats everything she wants and has Mom and Dad's

attention all for herself!?"

The couple looked at Slater worriedly.

Could it be that their actions until now made Penny unhappy? And that she was simply too shy to say that?

how ungrateful she is!" Slater continued to fire shots at

be satisfied and would want

HICCUP!

and Charles followed the noise, and their eyes fell on the plump little girl in

moment. "How can I be

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the first time I felt so warm during winter because my auntie always asked me to stay out in the cold. I just saw the kitten

aunt are right," she added in between

deserve even the

world."

shifted

did she hear him say she should be

her embrace. "You deserve the world, Penny. Your aunt is just being mean - she shouldn't say that to a little girl."

I'd like to see who dares say

broke out with more tears

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her life with her auntie. Hearing how she would usually spend

he knew might look adorable and innocent, but there was cunningness in her eyes. It

tongue, backing down. "I didn't say she should be a beggar.

at his son, making Slater's

fine, I'll go back to my room," Atlas spoke, seeing that everything had settled. "I have an exam coming up,

of nonchalance, leaving the family room without

canceled, but I still want to keep my body in condition," the second son, Hugo, lowered his head a little. When he lifted his eyes and it fell on Penny, he

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so we won't get

finally shared a word with Penny. As for Penny,

little scared.

sound so nice?'

waste a breath on her. 'Did he feel sorry when I

but Slater just frowned

she should be a beggar!" Slater exclaimed before he walked out. This time, he was a little

about Nina.

weakly as she gazed at the couple, only to see they had their focus on

see." Allison smiled as her eyes

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