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

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Charles hasn't brought up Professor Singh's offer yet; he simply enjoyed his time with his family over dinner. When they finished, he met up with Haines in the study room.

"I'm sorry, Haines," Charles expressed. "I had to leave some important matters to you at a crucial moment."

Haines smiled and nodded. "It's alright. Family is most important, and you always said that."

Unlike many families, the previous generations of Bennet chose to keep their family small for less inheritance problems. Hence, Charles and Allison chose to have a big family so their children wouldn't be lonely when they grow old or could be each other's

support.

"Don't worry. I'll call for an emergency meeting tomorrow," Charles reassured. "If this matter isn't resolved, then... we'll just have to drop it for now."

"Charles, this is a 500 million project," Haines wasn't pleased. "We only needed a little bit of time."

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"I know, but that little bit of time will cost us another few hundred million." Charles sighed, knowing Haines had been working on this project, but was stuck with a problem. "Don't worry. That's our last resort. It's still a huge loss for us, but at the same time, we have to quickly recover the loss or it'll be bad for the business."

Haines didn't argue. "I'll review the presentation again and see if there's something I can do."

"Thank you, Haines." Charles appreciated it. "I'll also contact some people for help."

With that being said, the two men just shared a glass before Charles resigned to bed. Haines, on the other hand, stayed in the study and worked overtime.

*****

Penny happily lay on her stomach while watching her pets play. Her cat, Chunchun, looked a lot more plump since taking her in. It was only a few days, but she could imagine her getting more plump with her eating habits. Its white fur also started to thicken.

Her rain frog, Tiana, on the other hand, was already plump. All Penny had to do was give this little princess the best possible environment condition for it to live a

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very long life.

I think about it, would Tiana best

she wondered

wander off. "Maybe Butler Jen

rain frog, her smile brightened up. Since taking them in, Penny had been preoccupied and hadn't thought of other unnecessary things. They were more

to go to Uncle

time, Penny stayed idle in her room. She saw Charles meet Haines in the study room and she didn't want to disturb them. Those two were probably talking about some serious matters. Penny waited and played with her pets. She didn't notice the time until it was getting

Haines will still be awake, right?" she wondered as she snuck out of her room,

first.

Jen told her Haines would often stay in the study and sometimes would fall asleep in it. As Penny made her way to the study she didn't notice

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legs behind the desk. When she approached the wide desk, she caught Haines sleeping with his head in his arms. There was a pile of papers underneath his arm and a pen was still clamped in his hand, it was as though Haines dozed off while working Penny

the family,' she

would also collapse due to fatigue. Thinking about it made her

going home late and leaving early. There's probably a problem in the

inevitably averted to the papers on the desk and then to the computer in front of Haines. She didn't know what problems that could make Haines go the

closer, picking

She skimmed

it. After she finished, the corner

looking at Haines with pity. "No wonder he's been stressed out. Whoever wrote this is a big waste