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

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Penny didn't mean to eat the last bag of chocolate in the fridge last night. However, resolving an issue for over an hour while standing up and with her arms over the desk that was almost above her chest was tiring. She could still feel her arms ache.

Those chocolates were Slater's, and she knew he was saving them for special occasions, but she ate them

anyway,

Just as Penny prepared herself from Slater's wrath, she saw everyone gazing down at her pajamas.

It was a printed duck pajama!

"Penny... it really is you. When I went to get some water last night, I saw you enter Uncle Haines's study room." Nina's meek voice snapped everyone back to their senses. "You should apologize to Uncle Haines because it seemed you deleted an important file from his computer. I know you're new here, but you shouldn't touch important stuff.”

"Penny, look what you've done!" Slater hissed. "Dad, she should be grounded for an entire year! She's only

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allowed to eat three times a day! No more snacks!"

The couple's worry consistently increased because they knew they had to discipline Penny if she ruined Haines's work.

To everyone's surprise, Haines suddenly cheered.

"Penny, you are a godsend!" Haines rushed to her and tried to lift her happily. However, Penny was too heavy and big, he ended up falling on his knees. Everyone: "???" al

Penny blinked and blinked, tilting her head to the side. "Uncle Haines, are you okay?"

Did he just try to lift her like a baby? Even Jessa complained when Penny had to sit on Jessa's lap for hours on her mahjong nights. She was only three at that time. "Hehe. Yeah, I'm okay." Haines smiled proudly,

although he felt like he mildly sprained his wrist. He was so happy he thought he could he could lift her like a baby.

"Haines?" Charles called because Haines seemed

overjoyed instead of miffed. "What's going on?"

This time, Haines couldn't help but beam.

"She did it, Charles!"

"Did what?"

the issues everyone had been stuck with for months!" Haines announced enthusiastically, his voice almost echoing in the dining room. His lips stretched from ear to ear, looking at Penny with eyes twinkling, as if he

are a genius, Penny!" Haines cheered. "Did you

you... are you sure!?" Charles gasped in surprise as the looks on everyone's faces gradually

Slater, on the other hand, was just utterly confused while Nina's sly

SHE DID WHAT?

briskly squatted in front of her with

smart! How did

did Penny really resolve

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couldn't help

heard that Haines and even his

problem for months! How could a thirteen-year-old

couldn't?

amazing," Hugo blurted out quietly, but Slater's face

be a misunderstanding here! How could she

and darted her eyes between Penny and Haines. "Uncle Haines, if you're trying to help her out because you know Penny will be in trouble,

sure Dad won't

least expected person

you see Uncle Haines as that shallow? Although I still think there's a misunderstanding, Uncle Haines wouldn't lie to

parents and even his

as highly esteemed

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Charles wasn't pleased. "Nina only means

forever. She should know how to use her

was known for his

complete contrast to

her head low, her ears drooping. The

and Slater didn't even defend her like usual. Peeking up, all she saw was everyone shifting their attention at Penny. Although she couldn't tell what her brothers thought, their expressions

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looked at Penny with pride and joy. It was as if

didn't say anything because of Haines's

on her lap as a

this was going on, Penny was simply relieved