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.

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

they did because they only had our best interest in mind. That is why as much as possible, Ali

never claimed to be perfect, but until Nina got sick and they found out about

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

now after that argument,"

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didn't, I would probably forget I'm the

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

furrowed his brows. "She

summarized because Charles quickly understood the entire context with just that. "I'm glad you're still sending

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

did something

"What?"

trouble to this

"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

His eyes slowly landed on

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then the one's at fault here is us,

honestly didn't know the right answer to that. He cocked his head back and gazed up at

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

could

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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 wasn't for him, she wouldn't probably

that I think about it, he looks very

glanced up at Chunchun. "Say, Chunchun, do you think

rolled out of her tongue, a

her eyes and saw the

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

imagination immediately showed an image of a caterpillar!