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?"

everyone had been stuck with for months!" Haines announced enthusiastically, his voice almost echoing in the dining room. His lips stretched from ear

genius, Penny!" Haines cheered. "Did you really

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

were curious, while Allison was relieved. Slater, on the other hand, was just utterly

SHE DID WHAT?

in front of

How did you know we're having problems

did Penny really

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couldn't help but

heard that Haines and even his

months! How could

couldn't?

quietly, but

Slater looked doubtful. "There must be a misunderstanding here! How could

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

the least expected person she thought would scold her

saying, Nina?" Atlas frowned, looking at her with displeasure. "Do you see Uncle Haines as

regarded his parents and

as highly esteemed

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wasn't pleased. "Nina only means

know, but she's been here forever. She should know how to use her words carefully."

Nina. After all, their Uncle Haines was known

Nina was trying to say was a complete contrast to

her ears drooping. The sadness in

couldn't tell what her brothers thought, their expressions were less repelled. "There's no misunderstanding here," Haines clarified. with conviction. "Penny is a genius - she's gifted! I will never mistake this problem since I've been facing it for the past

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Penny with pride and joy. It was as

didn't say anything because of Haines's resolute

lap as a seed of jealousy grew

was simply relieved this