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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?

ungrateful she is!" Slater continued to fire shots at her, pointing at Penny accusingly.

satisfied and would

HICCUP!

Charles followed the noise,

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

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saw the kitten from the window and I thought it needed help." Finally, everyone noticed the cat she was hugging and the little toad in her

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

I do not deserve

world."

shifted

she hear him say she should be a little beggar? He wasn't that

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 see

out with more

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on the other hand, felt sorry for her. Ever since she came, Penny kept tight lips about her life with her auntie.

and innocent, but there was cunningness in her

clicked his tongue, backing down. "I didn't say she should be

at his son, making

everything had settled.

nonchalance, leaving the family

head a little. When he lifted his eyes and it fell on Penny, he sighed a bit.

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we won't get

as Hugo finally shared a

little scared.

did Hugo sound so nice?' she wondered

a breath on her. 'Did he feel sorry when

but Slater

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

about Nina.

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

smiled as her

"Did you name

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