PAMPERED CHAPTER 239

239 Welcome Home

Time didn't seem to affect the Bennet Mansion. It still looked the same as Penny remembered it. Although there were some improvements in certain parts of the house, they didn't take away the feeling of home.

The family caught up over dinner, exchanging stories on anything they could broach. Even after the long meal, they continued talking over some wine, as though they had been holding back their stories until this day.

Looking at their children, Allison and Charles couldn't help but tear up.

"You are all so grown now," Charles said dramatically, wiping his eyes. "Even my princess now looks like an empress. I miss my chubby Penny. Haines! How dare you starve my daughter, huh?! Didn't you retire to help her?!"

Haines, who had been the subject of Charles's constant blaming all night, sighed. "She still eats. the same.

"Impossible!"

"Dad, didn't you see how she ate everything?" Slater blurted out, looking at Penny in disbelief. "Penny, how? What's the secret?"

Penny pursed her lips, nervously replying, "I don't know. I think something body!"

is wrong with my

"I'll call a doctor!" Charles nodded at his daughter reassuringly. "Don't worry, Penny. Dad will take care of you from now on."

"Why are you all acting as if losing weight is bad?" Atlas wondered, raising his brows when Penny and Charles glared at him. "I didn't say anything wrong"

"It's just that Penny didn't want to lose weight," Haines explained with a chuckle. "However, because of her hectic schedule and constant training, she eventually lost weight. She still has the same appetite, though."

"Now I'm jealous, Slater blurted out, thinking about how he sometimes had to undergo a strict diet to keep his image. "This is unfair!"

"You're still healthy, Penny," Hugo nodded. "Don't worry. It doesn't matter if you're chubby or like this. You're not petite, anyway. Most importantly, you're healthy."

were trained muscles. She wasn't very petite, but her body was

looking at my body!" Penny clicked her tongue as Atlas and Hugo shamelessly looked her

Hugo smiled

away from her. "First Brother, you're the oldest,

0

to it."

them were aware of the elders' plans, and they had been opposing them like crazy, especially Atlas. That's why, until now, the engagement

formed an "o" shape. "Right. Let's not

it," Atlas reassured. "I'm now the head of the family,

getting married."

will not get married, forever.

hand dismissively. "Bad mood, bad topic! Let's not talk about this, since it doesn't make sense at

Charles nodded. "Don't worry, Penny. No one

not talk about that for now," Allison offered everyone a smile. "Let's just enjoy this reunion

smiled, feeling reassured by

still annoyed her. After all, her immediate family wasn't even forcing her to do anything. But alas, their elders seemed to think they

night together, filled with laughter, shared

was home, and Penny could finally say

The flight had. exhausted her, and even though she still had the energy to indulge her family, her eyes

her room, Penny

whispered, listening to the click of

behind her.

as when she left it. The design, the books, and even the sheets were the same. It seemed like Allison had perfectly

whispered and quietly sat down on the floor beside the bed. She rested her arms over her bent knees, her back against the side of the bed, eyes scanning the room. When her gaze

softened, thinking of

lump immediately formed in her throat as she stared at the area she used to call her

territory.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255