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

179 Shared warmth and comfort

"Papa? Is the auntie dead?" I

A conflicted look spread across Charles's face as he studied his daughter's worried and curious eyes. "I don't know, Penny. Papa still doesn't know, but I'm hopeful she'll be okay."

When the man ran away, Charles just let the officers do their job because his kid was with him. Thus, he didn't know the woman's situation at the moment.

"For now,

now, let's go first, hmm?" Charles forced a smile, trying not to worry his daughter so much. "Major, are you going to the station now?" asked the other man in front of them."

Charles shook his head. "We'll head to the hospital first. The officer can get my statement there." "Copy, sir!" the man saluted again, but Charles didn't bother.

Having said that, Charles took Penny to their car and waited for Charles' former subordinate to join them. When he arrived, they drove to the hospital where the medics rushed the woman. Both Penny and Charles were worried and uncertain of whether they took the woman to save her life or the morgue.

When the father and daughter arrived at the hospital, Charles quickly tried to find out about the situation. After minutes of nonstop hassle, they found themselves in the hallway of the emergency room.

Charles and Penny stood at the end of the hallway, cyes on Grace, who was crying on the waiting bench. From what they heard, the woman still had a pulse when the medics arrived, albeit faint. Her condition was still unknown, and the doctors were trying to do the best they could.

"Major." Charles's former subordinate, Angelo, approached them with a quiet voice. "The detectives are here to get your statement.”

Charles nodded and turned to Penny.

"I'm alright, Papa, Penny smiled. "I'll just stay here"

Charles nodded and smiled. "Stay here, alright? I'll be quick."

Having said that, Charles followed Angelo, meeting the leading detectives of this case to give his

statement.

Meanwhile, Penny followed her father's figure with her gaze before setting them to Grace. She quietly approached her, sitting on the other bench so as not to invade Grace's private space. For the next minute, all she could listen to was Grace's sniffles and sobs. Penny's lips opened

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closed, but in the end, she couldn't say

'Her thoughts trailed off as deep lines furrowed her brows. Earlier, if Dad wasn't there... what

down. Adding to her memory was Grace's remarks that

overthinking it?" Penny wondered to herself.

she was...@

inner thoughts stopped at the horrifying theory

for abandoning her to that cruel monster of

shoulder tensed up, gulping a mouthful as

Suddenly, Grace's voice snapped her back to

lapse. "You're

turned her head in her direction, unable to smile or frown. She didn't even know what kind of look she should give

dad and I were worried," was all Penny could say. "So, we wanted

thin layer of tears and bitterness shone in Grace's cyes. She

worried about us, but my own. mother wasn't even

gazed at the emergency door, biting her quivering lips. Her mother's cowardice irritated her to the core. However, right now, she was just worried about her. She saw her mother's face and

"Thanks

as she faced Penny again. "Thanks... for just...

the officers earlier today. After all,

alas... the damage

palm, sobbing. "This is frustrating"

like what she said when she ran away from the police station. However, all she could feel right now was remorse. Despite her mother's cowardice, she always shielded Grace and made sure Grace

everything she said and

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warmth and

former comrade, who used to have her back, and take a knife for

this time around, Charles already returned. His