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.

parent is hard," said Charles while sighing for the umpteenth time. "Allison and I had to thread on eggshells and wonder if what 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 and I want to

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

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

now after that argument," Charles subtly smiled.

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

Penny was waiting for

his brows. "She

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

to that?" Charles

something to

"What?"

trouble to this

"Haines, Nina didn't—"

my niece," Haines didn't spare Charles anymore as it was about time

eyes slowly landed on the grass,

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she turned out like that... then the one's at fault

didn't know the right

to have children." Unless they were Penny, then he could probably

Haines could buy another

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the one who told her to take care of Chunchun. If

that I think about it, he looks

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

her

she lifted her eyes and saw the door

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

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