12 Little beggar

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?

to fire shots at her, pointing at Penny accusingly. "Even if you give her the world,

would

HICCUP!

stopped when he suddenly heard a hiccup. Allison and Charles followed the noise, and their eyes fell on the plump little girl

moment. "How can I be unhappy when mom and dad have been so welcoming of me?

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saw the kitten from

Slater and my aunt are right," she added in between her tears. "I'm more suited

not deserve even the ounce of

world."

anger shifted to

she should be a little beggar? He

aunt is just being mean - she shouldn't say that to a little girl." "That is right." Charles tapped Penny's shoulder mildly. "Who said my daughter is more suited to

see

out with more tears erving

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Allison's arms, Charles, on the other hand, felt sorry for her. Ever since she came, Penny kept tight lips about her life with

there was cunningness in

say she should be a beggar. All I'm

at his son, making

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

air of nonchalance, leaving the family room without a

When he lifted his eyes and it fell on Penny, he sighed a bit. "Penny, don't cry anymore. If you want to go out next

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we

a word with

little scared.

sound so nice?' she

guy and Atlas would never waste a breath on her. 'Did he feel sorry when I said what Jessa was doing

but

to apologize because I didn't tell her she should be a beggar!" Slater exclaimed before he walked out. This time, he was

about Nina.

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

as her eyes

"Did you name them

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