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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brave front. "Penny, didn't you learn good manners and right conduct?! How can you

don't eat raw eggs," she

you!? Go back in your room or eat everything in the kitchen

that, Penny turned around

help but

"Nope."

"Where are you going?"

back at him, dead in the eye. "To Mom and Dad. I'll tell them

not being

She nodded. "If the school

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you're not,

in her steps, Slater quickly bolted her direction to stop her. Penny halted and slowly gazed up

the side. "Is there something else you

time, cursed in his mind. Of all the people

your shoes?" she returned innocently, and he froze. "There's clearly a few shoe prints on it. So, unless a shoe is

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against him!

why would I

added.

"Huh?"

Slater's mind went blank. His eyes were wide as he looked at her blankly. Weren't those the same words he asked Hugo not

firmly believed what he said shouldn't be that hurtful. But now that he was on the

had always been a reliable big brother. Yet, Slater still felt

you believe me?" he repeated quietly. "Because I

"Si,

"What?"

you never liked me

every turn. If not for

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Tiana, I would be sick of your pranks right now." Penny didn't feel like keeping pretenses anymore as she spoke indifferently. "So, when did you become a big brother to me?" This time, Slater couldn't answer anymore because even

answer.

deeply and asked in defeat, "What do you want to keep quiet? I'll treat you

want you to treat me better." She

head.

"What?"

better. I'm overly kind

"Then what do you want

"Nothing."