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?

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

would want

HICCUP!

a hiccup. Allison and Charles followed the noise, and

could at the moment. "How can I be unhappy when mom and dad

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in the cold. I just saw the kitten

added in between her

because I do not deserve even the ounce

world."

shifted to

his sentiments did she hear him say she should be

sorry for her, Allison pulled her into her embrace. "You deserve the world, Penny. Your 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 be a

my princess! I'd like to see who dares say another harsh

broke out with more

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her life with her auntie. Hearing how she would usually spend her winter broke his heart. Haines, who was watching this unfold, blinked

might look adorable and innocent, but there was cunningness in her eyes. It was unbelievable to see her acting her

down. "I didn't say she should be

his son, making

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

nonchalance, leaving the

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 sighed a bit.

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so we

a

little scared.

Hugo sound so

a breath on her. 'Did he feel sorry when I said what Jessa was doing

but Slater just

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

about Nina.

smiled weakly as she gazed at the couple, only to see they had

smiled as

you name

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