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

Chapter 37

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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.

worry. I'll get it right

smiled and said, "No need." - she didn't

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heart sank as his

rounder.

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

chance?

the other hand, raised their brows,

on the other hand, secretly

hesitatingly. "Even if you're upset that Dad got you the wrong gift, you can't just ignore his efforts. It's still a gift and you should still be grateful." "That's right!" Slater harrumphed,

didn't fan the flames. "Dad still did his

also displeased that Penny would

another chance.

everything in detail to avoid this," Nina continued, sensing that

moods we

She glanced at

at the

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flinched at the coldness. flickering in

it was

he never looked

he was looking at an

like this because of Penny, she thought. 'Uncle Haines will soon realize I'm simply showing her true colors,' she

her, she ignored him. "So, in a

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

think you're

Huh?

at her second brother blankly. "No, that's not... Second Brother,

Miss Inny isn't someone who will be

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a kind smile. "And even if she

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

it's all my fault."

moved closer to Penny and held her chubby hands. "Penny, Papa is really sorry, I will do better. I

mental note to put her in her place later. Penny clasped Charles's

best!" she added to make him

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

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