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

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"Your dad... seemed to have misunderstood

something."

'What misunderstanding could it be?' Penny wondered, glossing her eyes over the faces in front of her.

All of them carried this strange look that had a mix of disbelief, shame, and everything. It tickled her

curiosity.

At the same time, Butler Jen noticed the tip of the cage peeking out behind Haines. He stretched his neck out of curiosity, squinting as he saw something inside.

"An otter?" he blurted out quietly, but with the silence, his confused voice was clearer than it should be. @

"An otter?" Hugo repeated, eyes at Butler Jen.

Butler Jen gazed at Hugo and then at Penny before shifting his eyes to the rest of the family.

"It's not an otter," Haines sighed helplessly, glancing at

Charles to let the man explain.

At this point, Charles's spirit already hit rock bottom.

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He looked at Penny apologetically, retrieving his hand from Atlas and Slater.

"It's a mouse," Charles confessed as he reluctantly stepped away, granting Penny and Hugo a glimpse of what was behind them.

Hugo and Penny intuitively shifted their eyes to the large cage and the animal inside. They looked at it emotionlessly, blinking, trying to figure out what it

was.

"A baby elephant?" Hugo guessed, and at the same time, Penny also spoke. "Chinchilla?"

Atlas's and Haines's faces twitched at Hugo's guess.

"A baby elephant?" Atlas couldn't help but repeat in dismay. Did his brother secretly have eye problems?

Charles sighed helplessly and squatted down to Penny. "Penny, I'm sorry. I don't know what came to me and misunderstood it." - when Penny asked, Tiana was at the table with her, after all.

I'll get

need." - she didn't want to risk it

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heart sank as his

rounder.

response, Atlas and Slater frowned. Their dad tried his best. Was getting her the wrong thing that big of a deal

chance?

other hand, raised their brows,

the other hand, secretly

upset that Dad got you the wrong gift, you can't just ignore his efforts. It's still a gift and you

fan the flames.

say a word, but he was also displeased that Penny would

another chance.

you should have said everything in detail to avoid this," Nina continued, sensing that her

moods we

She glanced at

ani than at the worried Allison but uhan

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veered to Haines, she flinched

it was

her, but he never

was looking

pursed her lips, feeling this turmoil in her heart boil. Haines was like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines will soon realize I'm simply showing her true colors,'

cold gaze scared her, she ignored him. "So, in a way,

this time, Hugo spoke. His tone was firm and cold while his eyes

family, I would think you're sowing discord

Huh?

complexion turned pale as she looked at her second brother blankly. "No, that's not... Second

isn't someone who will be unset over

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offering Nina a kind smile. "And even if she will be, I

"Penny's not at fault

it's all my fault."

a smile as he moved closer to Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa is

a waste of breath. However, she still made a mental note to put her in her place later. Penny clasped Charles's hand and sweetly said, "I don't want a mouse anymore because that

You're the best!" she added to

in Charles's eyes slowly melted away at her soft appearance. Relief surged in his heart, but also, a little worried that she was simply saying this not to make him feel bad. Knowing his father's overthinking

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