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

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."

underneath Penny's skin were trained muscles. She wasn't very

as Atlas and Hugo

Hugo smiled

away from her. "First

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to it."

instinctively turned their eyes on her. All of them were aware of the elders' plans, and they had been opposing them like crazy, especially Atlas.

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

"I'm now the head of the family, and

getting married."

You will not get married, forever.

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

right." Charles nodded. "Don't worry, Penny. No one will force you to get

Allison offered everyone a smile. "Let's just enjoy this reunion

Penny smiled, feeling reassured by

arranged marriage nonsense the elders were talking about, it still annoyed her. After all, her immediate family wasn't even forcing her to do anything. But alas, their elders

just like that, they enjoyed the night

Penny could

The flight had. exhausted her, and even though she still had the energy to indulge her family, her eyes were giving in. So, she excused

to her room, Penny paused and

listening to the click of the door as she

behind her.

it was still the same as when she left it. The design, the books, and even the sheets were the same. It

rested her arms over her bent knees, her back against the side of the bed, eyes scanning the room. When her gaze fell on a particular part

she whispered as her eyes softened, thinking of the pets she used to have as

her throat as she stared at the

territory.