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

207 I don't hate you too.

"Then... why are you leaving?"

The bright grin on Penny's face faded at that question. Surprised that Slater knew about it, her brows slowly knitted together.

How did he know?

"Some time ago, I overheard you and Professor Singh talking," he said quietly, eyes cast down a little. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop, and I was simply going back to the library to get something. But I heard him talking about taking you in as his apprentice and that you would have to leave. the house."

Slater explained his side of the story, including his assumption that apprenticeship was withdrawn. After all, Penny didn't seem she was planning to leave in the past several weeks. Matter of fact, even their parents didn't mention anything about it to them.

But seeing that Professor Singh came by today, Slater knew it was about that. Hence, he followed them to the study room. This time, he was planning to eavesdrop. The problem was, when he heard his parents' response, Slater knew she would leave.

"Is it because I wasn't very welcoming before?" he asked, almost tearing up. "Or was it because I got angry because of the chocolates? Penny, I will share all my chocolates you don't even need permission anymore. I won't eat them anymore."

He pressed his quivering lips, assessing the unmoved look plastered on her face. "I'm sorry!" he exclaimed in a hurry, trying his best to get a reaction from her. "I'm sorry for being rude to you and for calling you name before. And I'm also sorry that I wasn't a fair brother and that you have to clean up my mess, even though I'm older than you!"

"I'm also sorry about... about a lot of yelling, he continued nervously. "And for pulling all those pranks on you. I'm also sorry for not being a good brother and for being weak."

Slater rummaged through his memory to remember anything that he should feel sorry for. Meanwhile, the corner of her lips curled up while looking at him nervously racking his brain and apologizing for everything.

"And I'm sorry... for neglecting you," he said after the countless sorry mentioned before this. "I know I should be a proper big brother, but I kept failing you and disappointing you. I'll try my best to be a good big brother."

Slowly, he lifted his teary eyes on her and smiled helplessly. "I'm sorry."

Penny planned to make a joke and play with him just to distract him. Her third brother was so easily distracted. He might have explosive emotions, but if done right, it was

easy to distract him away from the emotions.

[I'm sorry for neglecting you,]

- was the right term

neglected her from the start till the end, and at this point in

12:26

I don't hate

she do? These people hadn't done what they had done not that they still have that kind of power over

touched a part of her heart that she didn't

of her bed. "Third Brother, my pets are currently with Butler Jen. You

was just hiding somewhere. When Slater sat

"You already forgive me?"

apologized to her and asked her for

rose. "Then are you not going to leave

Brother, who told you that the reason I'm leaving is because you

first?"

why are you leaving if not

and pondered about the reason. When she thought of an answer, she smiled brightly. "Because I want

however, wasn't

you feel free in

I can graduate early and get to work early, then that means I can retire early. If I retire early, I can enjoy my life as much as I can

blinked, his brows

to be in the military. It's been his

"Ah."

musician, and

little to the side. "Who

question was akin to a bucket of cold water poured on her.

musician?"