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.

and wonder if what we were doing was right. We always

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

Nina got sick and they found out about the truth, he always felt like the eggshells they had

so much without making their other children feel left out. But with this? It truly challenged

lighter now after that argument,"

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

that Penny was

furrowed his brows. "She

understood the entire context with just

to hold on to that?"

did something

"What?"

to this

"Haines, Nina didn't—"

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 tree cannot bear

is just stressed," His eyes slowly landed on

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that... then the one's at fault here is us, not

right answer to

they were Penny, then he could probably make an exception.

Haines could buy

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was the one who told her to take care of Chunchun. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't

about it, he looks very sick... always,"

up at Chunchun. "Say, Chunchun, do

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

her eyes and saw

was empty, the tray on the side table was untouched,

was Penny. His imagination immediately showed an image of a caterpillar! Surrounding her were her