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

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Haines had never heard Allison and Charles fight. This was the first. Hence, to respect their privacy, Haines found a stop at the end of the hallway.

"Haist!"

Haines snapped his eyes when Charles stepped out of the room. The latter ruffled his hair in irritation before noticing the figure casually leaning on the corner. The two men stared at each other wordlessly before Charles sighed heavily.

Without a word, Charles and Haines found themselves heading into the garden as if that was the only place they could talk to right

now.

"Today of all times..." Charles massaged his brows to ease his headache. "Allison wants to keep Nina just to appease everyone."

Haines didn't react and simply stared at the flowers.

Hearing no response, Charles glanced at him and sighed. "I told

her no."

"I know."

"Did you listen to us?"

"No." Haines's face didn't carry any change, but his quiet but stern voice laced with certainty. "If you did, then I guess the Bennet Family needs a new head." Charles frowned, but he could understand Haines. Growing up,

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Charles and Haines had always been compared to the point people wanted them to compete. At one point, Charles even saw Haines his competition because Haines was truly a remarkable man worthy to be the head of the entire clan.

Thankfully, despite that phase, both of them grew mature enough to know they weren't enemies. Rather, they were each other's strongest allies. It was why Charles appointed Haines to run their international branch - which almost carried the same position as

him.

had to thread on eggshells and wonder if what we were doing was right. We

down. "We carried our own traumas caused by our elders, but at the same time, we were aware they did what they did because

days. They never claimed to be perfect, but until Nina got sick and they found out about the truth, he always felt like the eggshells they had been walking

fact they also wanted to please her so much

I felt much lighter now after that argument," Charles subtly smiled. "I'm more

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this happened because if it didn't, I would probably forget I'm the man of the

"Butler Jen told me that Penny

furrowed his brows. "She

the entire context with just that. "I'm glad you're

are you still going to hold on to

something to

"What?"

to

"Haines, Nina didn't—"

Haines didn't spare Charles anymore as it was about time to face this. "Jessa Cortez is right, after all. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit." Charles opened his mouth,

eyes slowly landed

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she turned out like that... then the one's at fault here is us, not

honestly didn't know the right answer to that. He cocked his head

is why I don't want to have children." Unless they were Penny,

Haines could buy another

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heart with the company of her beloved pets, and it only made her thankful for Thursday Guy. That guy was the one who told her to take care of Chunchun. If it

it, he looks

glanced up at Chunchun. "Say, Chunchun, do

that question rolled out of her tongue, a knock

it?" she lifted her

on the side table was untouched, and she wasn't even on the study desk. When his eyes fell on the floor, his face

Penny. His imagination immediately showed an image of