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Just as Nina's hand touched Penny's leg, a hand aggressively slapped her hand away. Nina froze in surprise and everyone in the room.

Slowly, everyone lifted their eyes to the person who slapped Nina's hand away. Much to everyone's surprise, the person who swatted Nina's hand wasn't the person everyone expected. Even Penny was stupefied.

"Third Brother... why did you... did Penny tell you something?" Nina's meek voice echoed.

Most of the time, Slater would carry an incredulous and clueless look. Now, he was glaring at her as if he were looking at his most hated nemesis.

"Penny didn't need to tell me anything because I just know what you did." Slater balled his hands into a tight fist, his heart thudded against his chest. "Nina, do you think begging will help? Dad already decided and begging only looks like you're challenging him. Weren't we taught about begging?"

It was why, even when Slater was being bullied, he never begged his bullies. At least, he would still try to talk back, even if he knew he would just get beaten up. But from what he heard from Hugo, Slater couldn't see Nina the same way.

"Dad, I want to visit Grandma and Grandpa next week." Slater faced his father innocently. "I'm taking Penny with me. Can Nina stay in the Cortez Household next week?"

"Third brother!"

"Nina, just accept what everyone already accepted," this time, Atlas spoke up coldly. "If what your said earlier is true, then you should do it now. After all, before, you didn't know that you and Penny were swapped. So, you lived your life as a Bennet lavishly. But now that you know the truth, you should do what you said previously to make amends."

Penny's eyes widened even more. Without thinking, she quickly extended her short limbs to cover Atlas and Slater's mouths. Good thing they were sandwiching her.

Didn't they say they'd bury Ray alive?! Why were they burying Nina too!? They should do it not in front of her!

“Ha ha!" she laughed nervously. "I'm... sorry. Just checking their temperatures, but I have short. arms. Can't reach their foreheads. Ha! Ha! Ha!" s

Hugo pressed his lips to hold back his laughter. My sister is silly sometimes."

bother taking

remarks, Allison shook her head. "Nina was in the wrong this time,

why we're only saying this," Hugo, whose mouth was free, spoke calmly

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situation. If anything, it'll only make things worse. Isn't that

get whatever they want, even if they throw a tantrum. Although that was mostly applied to Slater when they were young. Charles glanced at

I

would make sure to discredit Penny. But not only

quivering lips opened and closed, but in the end, she could

especially now. But he knew this was the right thing to do, not just for Penny, but also for Nina. Nina should understand that no matter what she does, Penny will always be the real daughter of the Bennet Family. Hopefully, if Nina understood this, it would

say anything after that as she just automatically

was about to

Penny's hand already left his mouth

looked at Atlas worriedly. Sensing the

so he knows what's

tomorrow, Atlas?" Charles knitted his brows, casting Haines a look. But Haines was

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watching the children look at each other. Penny seemed a little reluctant, but

was best if Charles was prepared

as the big brother, he took the initiative to tell his father and uncle the horrible thing Nina had done to Penny. The more Charles and Haines listened, the

Nina was enough to shake them to the core. Haines even forgot to

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