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

18 This didn't feel right

The next day, Haines woke up in horror as he realized he overslept!

"Ugh!" he felt his stiff neck, wincing as he realized he had fallen asleep on the desk again.

As Haines massaged his neck, he noticed his desk. The scattered papers last night were all piled neatly. This immediately put a deep frown on his face.

There was a silent rule in the house that anything in the study was meant to stay where they were. Only Butler Jen would touch these parts of the house because a simple piece of paper could put their company in a dire situation.

"Who touched these things...?" he trailed off, picking up the first files on the pile and noticed it was the most important above all the documents.

Haines checked the rest of the piles of documents, only to realize they were meticulously arranged and sorted by their importance in its entirety.

"Did Butler Jen arrange it last night?" he wondered,

to This didn't fit right

calming down as soon as he realized everything was in place. "He probably thinks a messy place also affects the brain."

Haines was convinced Butler Jen came in last night or early this morning to clean up his mess. Just then, the big scarf draped over his shoulder fell to his arms. Gazing down at it, he tried to pick it up but accidentally moved the mouse,

The computer lit up at the same time he held the scarf.

"Isn't this...?" He glanced up, remembering the scarf Penny was wearing last night. But before he could think anything further, his eyes averted to his computer monitor.

Deep lines appeared between his brows when he saw the end of the presentation. Haines didn't finish his paper last night and despite nodding off, he knew where he left off. Thinking he accidentally opened another file, he was about to close it but then realized what this presentation was.

"Huh?"

Haines scrolled up to double-check the title. It had the

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same title as the issue he had been working on. However, its content drastically changed mid part of the paper. By the time he finished reading, his eyes

were wide open.

"Who did this?!"

seemingly unaffected by his stiff neck anymore. He hastily ran out of the study, calling Charles in the

fire.

the dining was startled upon hearing the urgent voice. Soon, Haines

look on his face.

you alright?" Atlas raised his concern immediately the second he saw the

Haines's face.

nightmare,

hair was all over

uncle's mouth.

the other hand, pursed her lips as if

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figured out what was

Allison asked worriedly. "Are

slowly stood from his seat and approached Haines. "Haines,

very nervous."

did you... did you touch the papers last night?" Haines

"I left you last night,

1?"

you sure?!" the urgency in Haines's

clearer this time.

was just as equally reliable as the

the issue.

help but feel uneasy now. "Why? Did

Haines exclaimed, forgetting Charles's

you know if there's anyone who came into the

and decided, "Let's discuss it

Haines realize the rest of the family were staring at him with worry. Seeing their faces was akin to being

throat and then looked at

cast Allison a short smile and

himself.

two men could leave,

the study last night." "What!?" Haines

both important places in the house. Only Allison and Butler Jen could come in and out of those areas because it