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

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Slater huffed and tossed the laundry on top of the washing machine. Picking up the detergents, he couldn't help but recall Penny's words."

"Does she really eat while sleeping?" What she said left a huge question mark on his mind. "She must be kidding. There's no way she will still eat while sleeping."

And he was correct. Penny usually stayed up at night to study the market flow, despite already having clear ideas on where to invest her money.

"Never mind." He shook his head and grabbed the uniform. His expression gradually turned somber while holding the uniform in front of him. "How many washes would it need to get rid of the smell and dirt?" Because of what was happening in school, Slater would graduate from the school of laundry before his

real school.

He sighed, crumpling up the fabric to throw it in the machine. But just bore he could, a hand swiftly snatched the balled fabric from his hand.

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"Pe Penny?!" Slater gasped the moment he saw the person who snatched the uniform. "What are you doing here?! I said I don't need your help."

He tried to grab his uniform back, but Penny timely backed away. This immediately filled him with irritation and nervousness.

"I said give it back -" Slater froze when she suddenly aired the uniform, revealing all-the shoe prints and dirt on it.

Penny held the uniform up until it was blocking his gaze from her. "Third brother, what are these?"

"Huh?" His mouth opened and closed, but his words

wouldn't come out of his throat.

When Penny put down the uniform, she indifferently asked, "Did you try to make a cake in your school?"

A cake?

Slater's eyes veered to the uniform before he nodded vigorously. "Yes! Our school has a cooking class, and I ended up ruining mine! Hehe." He then quickly snatched the uniform back from her. Holding it close to his chest, Slater cleared his throat

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didn't you learn good manners and right conduct?! How can you just snatch someone's

raw eggs,"

at her. "Leave me alone, will you!? Go back in your room or eat everything in the kitchen - I don't care. Just leave me alone!" Penny observed the urgency in his eyes first.

said that, Penny turned

but he couldn't help but ask, "You're going back to your room

"Nope."

"Where are you going?"

"To Mom and Dad. I'll tell them that

not being

She nodded. "If the

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you're not, then

resume in her steps, Slater quickly bolted her direction to stop her. Penny halted and slowly gazed up at the figure blocking her

side. "Is there something else

in his mind. Of all the people who could find out, it had to

believe me!" he coaxed while patting his chest. "Your third brother isn't being bullied, alright? I was making cake, and I messed it up!" "Do you also make a cake with your shoes?" she returned innocently, and he froze. "There's clearly a few shoe prints on it. So, unless a shoe is an ingredient, that will explain it." Nina would usually believe him when

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against him!

why would

added.

"Huh?"

wide as he looked at her blankly. Weren't those the same words he asked Hugo

he said shouldn't be that hurtful. But now that he was on the receiving end, he quickly understood why Hugo

Slater still felt a little hurt hearing it from his

believe me?" he repeated quietly. "Because I

"Si, e

"What?"

liked me

at every turn. If not for

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indifferently. "So, when did you become a big brother to me?" This time, Slater

answer.

defeat, "What do you want to keep quiet? I'll treat you better now if that is

to treat me better." She

head.

"What?"

okay if you don't treat me better. I'm overly kind to myself. You can see by

do

"Nothing."