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

Chapter 12

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?

fire shots at her, pointing at

and would

HICCUP!

he suddenly heard a hiccup. Allison and Charles followed the noise, and

could at the moment. "How can I be unhappy when mom and dad have been so welcoming

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the cold. I just saw the kitten

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

do not deserve even the ounce of

world."

shifted to

say she should be

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

princess! I'd like to see who

broke out with more tears erving

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

and innocent, but there was cunningness in

backing down. "I didn't say she should be a beggar. All I'm saying

at his son, making Slater's ears

go back to my room," Atlas spoke, seeing that everything had settled. "I have an exam

carried an air of nonchalance, leaving

a little. When he lifted his eyes

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we

couple's expression softened as Hugo finally shared a

little scared.

sound so nice?'

a breath on her. 'Did he

but

because I didn't tell her she should be a beggar!" Slater

about Nina.

smiled weakly as she gazed at the couple, only

see." Allison smiled as

you name them

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