37 No need

"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.

18. 18.

37 No need

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.

worry. I'll get it right

and said, "No need." -

18:28

218

37 No need

heart sank as his

rounder.

the wrong thing

chance?

on the other hand, raised their

the other hand, secretly

got you the wrong gift, you can't just ignore his efforts. It's still a gift and you should still be

flames.

a word, but he was also displeased that Penny would

another chance.

detail to avoid this,"

moods we

She glanced at the

ani than at the worried Allison but uhan

18:20

3/8

37 No need

flinched at the coldness. flickering in

it was

her, but he never looked

though he was

her heart boil. Haines was like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle

gaze scared her, she ignored him. "So, in a way, it's partly your

firm and cold while

think you're

Huh?

turned pale as she looked at her second brother blankly. "No,

someone who will

17 Noneed

smile. "And even if she will be, I

nodded and sighed. "Penny's not at fault here. I was

it's all my fault."

moved closer to Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa is really

she was 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

she added to make him

away at her soft appearance. Relief surged in his heart, but also, a little worried that she was simply saying this not to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255