22 You ate them, did you?!

One of Penny's habits was to take note of the chefs names or people who made the dishes she loved the most. Chef Skylar surely made it to the top of the list.

Taking the last bite carefully, Penny savored every last residue of it. It almost made her tear up when she

finished.

She wanted more! A dozen wouldn't be enough!

Seeing this, Hugo smiled kindly.

"Chef Skylar always keeps an extra pudding for me," Hugo said. "You can have it when you feel like it."

Penny's eyes twinkled as she gazed up at her brother. She almost forgot he existed while eating.

"Should I ask someone to get it?" he asked.

Penny licked her lips, but then shook her head. "It's okay. I'm full. Thank you."

But her eyes were screaming at him, "What are you waiting for?! Get it!"

So he asked, "Are you sure?"

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29 You ass tiem, die you?!

"Yes!" Penny nodded profusely, even though her heart constricted for refusing. "It's yours and Chef Skylar saved it for you. I can't just eat it."

Hugo was on a strict diet because of his training.

However, he would often reward himself with sweets.

These puddings were his favorites, and Penny didn't

have the heart to eat his rewards. If it were Slater's,

she wouldn't mind.

more,

considerate of him.

a thoughtful

"I am on a diet, anyway. So eating the entire thing is not

but she said, "Second Brother, you are still so

intake?"

if you're older than him?" Nina chimed in before Penny could take all the

out, a bit surprised when she heard Nina. She

it, though? It's not like you're the one who

frowned. "Penny, why would you say that? I take pride in my brother's achievements because I'm his sister. I know the concept of family is new to you, but there's nothing wrong with being proud of your

Nina wasn't wrong, though.

felt like an alien concept

"But Nina, does that mean only when they get

Nina was rendered speechless.

in someone's

Vate them, thd you?!

hard work? Isn't more reassuring for someone to know that they can try and fail without fear because the

words might've not struck Nina, but they

because she was still young. Even so, Penny and Nina were at the

same time, Butler

what happened this morning from the servants. Even if he didn't, Allison wouldn't stop talking about it. It wasn't like Butler Jen didn't believe it, but hearing Penny say all of

she learn this because her previous family wouldn't appreciate

20. 20.

mon

ate them, dal

felt a constriction

"It's you, isn't it?!"

rang out from

and saw

toward the table, throwing the empty wrappers of chocolates on

them, did you!?" he pointed at

the one who ate

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