Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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Unlike the Cortez Household, when Nina came home, the atmosphere in the house was silent. She could see Jessa in the kitchen with the twins helping her out. But the three of them weren't talking, "Tch!" Nina clicked her tongue and ran upstairs.

When she reached her shabby room, she tossed her bag away and jumped on the bed. Nina hugged the blanket and buried her face in the mattress.

The silence in the house was deafening. It was louder than Jessa's yelling and scolding and it only made Nina feel even more guilty. It amplified what happened in school and how the entire school was talking about what she did and her real parentage.

It was a nightmare!

"I hate her! I hate her! I hate all of them!" she expressed angrily, wrestling her pillow to vent out her anger.

She knew Penny would not reconsider Nina's feelings. She knew Penny was simply waiting for Nina to slip up to make sure she hog everything that was supposed to be Nina's. It was what she believed in the beginning and what she still wanted to believe until now.

It filled her heart with so much rage a normal thirteen-year-old wouldn't have. Her anger crawled even to Jessa, who revealed the baby swapping, and then to Charles, who didn't even try to shield her from her cruel auntie.

"Why does everyone favor her?!" she seethed while grinding her teeth. "She's nothing, and she hasn't done anything! I was a good girl! I did everything to please everyone! Everything I did was for their sake! Why?! Why?! Why could they leave me so easily!? Just because I'm not the real daughter I hate everyone!"

At the end of her tantrums, Nina found herself slumped on the bed, crying.

It hurt to see that despite trying so hard to keep everything that she had; it kept falling apart. Didn't they understand that Nina wouldn't be like this if the Bennet Couple didn't insist on taking Penny home? z They already had her! Why take their real daughter? It wasn't like Penny wanted to go home in the first place.

Moreover, was Nina the only one who could see Penny's acceptance of coming home was a scheme planned by Jessa? Jessa could've sent Penny to the Bennet Mansion to ask for money. Her auntie might've insisted on making Nina come to the Cortez Household so no one could spoil their evil plan.

frustration, wiping away her tears. "In the future, you'd regret choosing her

dinner's ready. Come down now so we can eat together. The person outside

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make everyone wait

legs out. Despite the growing hatred in her heart, she was scared of Jessa. Jessa slapped her in front of everyone. Hence, she could do worse when

thought in mind, Nina opened the door. Yuri was still

smiled amicably. "Let's

her eyes and followed her

in their spot. Nina and Yuri sat down in their respective seats. The only words that were heard were when Jessa said, "Let's eat," before

glancing at everyone around the table. They weren't talking, but

her. "You don't have to pretend you didn't want to say it, but I didn't do it. It's up to you whether you believe me or not. After all, you would rather have an outsider in this house than me, your flesh

talking about?" Yugi muttered, only to earn

and nothing I'd do is

back. The people around the table could only

Even until now, Nina hadn't learned that they never waste food here. Their mother was already lenient toward her, but

"I'm really starting to hate her now. First, she called us peasants

her twin said already expressed her

what's going on with her now?" Jessa's husband inquired. "This is really torture now. I come home and just want to rest