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?"

his voice almost echoing in the dining room. His lips stretched from ear to ear, looking at Penny with eyes twinkling, as if he was almost

Penny!" Haines cheered. "Did

gasped in surprise as the looks on everyone's faces gradually

Hugo were curious, while Allison was relieved. Slater, on the

SHE DID WHAT?

briskly squatted in front of

"Penny, you're very smart! How did you

did Penny really

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couldn't

and even his father had

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

couldn't?

amazing," Hugo blurted out quietly,

"There must be a misunderstanding here! How

and Haines. "Uncle Haines, if

sure Dad won't

person she thought would scold her suddenly

you saying, Nina?" Atlas frowned, looking at her with displeasure. "Do you see Uncle Haines as that shallow? Although I still think there's a

regarded his parents and

as highly esteemed

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wasn't pleased. "Nina only

forever. She should know how

After all, their Uncle Haines was known

contrast to the children's image of their uncle. They didn't like it. It sounded like

her head low, her ears drooping. The

saw was everyone shifting their attention at Penny. Although she couldn't tell what her brothers thought, their expressions were less repelled. "There's no misunderstanding here," Haines clarified. with conviction. "Penny

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with pride and joy. It was as if they were looking

brothers didn't say anything because of

help but clasped her hands on her lap as a seed

on, Penny was simply relieved this wasn't