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.

is hard," said Charles while sighing for the umpteenth time. "Allison and I had to thread on eggshells and wonder if what 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 they only had our best interest in mind. That is why as much as possible, Ali

claimed to be perfect, but until Nina got sick

much

much lighter now after that argument," Charles subtly

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

flower to him. "Butler Jen told me that Penny was waiting for us earlier to tell us she

Charles furrowed his brows. "She

quickly understood the entire context with just that. "I'm glad

going to hold on to that?" Charles frowned. "Nina hadn't done

did something to

"What?"

to

"Haines, Nina didn't—"

such. She may or may not understand the depths of her actions, but she is not my niece," Haines didn't spare Charles anymore as it was about time to face this. "Jessa Cortez is right, after all. A good

His eyes slowly landed on the

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then the one's

speak another word because he honestly didn't know the right answer to that. He cocked his head back and gazed

don't want to have children." Unless they were Penny, then he could probably make an exception.

Haines could buy

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it only made her thankful for Thursday Guy. That guy was the one who

that I think about it, he looks very sick...

she glanced up at Chunchun. "Say, Chunchun, do

soon as that question rolled out of her tongue, a knock suddenly came

her eyes and saw

head in, Slater searched for her. Her bed was empty, the tray on the side table was untouched, and she wasn't even on the study desk. When his eyes fell on the floor, his face

with a blanket on the floor was Penny. His imagination immediately showed an image of a