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 ask ourselves, "Would they carry this habit

eyes drooped as his lips curved 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

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

Penny, but it was the fact they also wanted to please her so much

I felt much lighter now after that argument," Charles subtly

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

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

furrowed his brows.

was thinking about the boys," Haines summarized because Charles quickly understood the entire context with just that. "I'm

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

something to

"What?"

to

"Haines, Nina didn't—"

actions, but she is not my niece," Haines didn't spare

eyes slowly landed

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then the one's at fault

right answer to that. He cocked his head back and

Unless they were Penny, then he

only Haines could

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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 wasn't for him, she

I think about it, he looks

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

question rolled out of her

it?" she lifted her eyes

on the side table was untouched,

His imagination immediately showed an image of a caterpillar! Surrounding her were her cat and her