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

206 Then... why are you leaving?

Lying flat on the bed, Penny stared at the ceiling with a smile on her face. "I don't regret it," she told herself, her heart felt a little light at the mere thought of it. I

It was a strange feeling, considering she planned to leave this household as soon as the opportunity arose. And even if the opportunity didn't, she planned to open one for herself. But now, she was postponing just a bit.

Just a little... to prolong living the life the old and wounded Penny dreamt day and night for

many years. 3

Just a little bit to heal. D

A little bit...

"And I know I might regret it later on, she whispered as her grin calmed into gentleness. "But well, let's throw that worry for tomorrow to worry about."

At peace, Penny spread her arms and legs on the bed. "Moreover, I kinda like this bed now. It feels a lot softer than I remembered it. she couldn't really remember what her bed felt before, but she does remember the firm mattress she had as an adult. She could also remember the times she had to sleep on the floor out of exhaustion or just fall asleep on the desk

countless times.

While she was thinking about the things she wanted to appreciate more in this life, a faint knock came on the door. Penny just lifted her head, waiting for the door to open. Slowly, she saw Slater peeking his head in the door. "Penny?"

"Third brother?" she blinked. "What is it?"

door a little bit open. "You didn't come back to the practice, so I thought you didn't feel well." "Oh..." Penny's lips formed an o-shape. "Heh. I don't want to feel bad for First Brother, so I just

"You're

"Planning

"I sec.

leave and close the door, but he didn't. He simply idled by the door. "Third brother, is there's something wrong?" "No, I mean, yes!" Slater cleared his throat. "First Brother worries me and

well.

head a little. "He is in his zone and if not for him,

leaned against the jamb and held the knob close to him.

Then... why are

might kill him later... or not. Considering how exhausted First Brother looks like when I left, he seemed he would faint any moment. He would probably be snoring right after the practice

or what might not, Slater kept his gaze on

only to catch the sadness and guilt in his eyes. "Third Brother, is everything

"Huh?"

at Slater's retaliation. "Did that Keith hurt you again?" 1 Slater quickly

fine, though." She frowned. "Third Brother, are you still going to lie to me? Or should

his lips again, swallowing down the lump that suddenly formed in his throat. "That's not it, Penny," his voice was meek and reluctant, entering the room and

Penny tilted her head to the side. "Didn't you say it's because of the bet

he said. There's something else that triggered me." - because he knew there might be some truths in it. "So, I want to ask you something."

"You want to ask me something about what that monkey said?" "Yes." He nodded and took a deep breath, mustering the courage to hear the answer to this question. "Penny, are you ashamed to be

"Huh?"

about it before, but I'm a little confused why you are still using the Reed