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."

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

clicked her tongue as Atlas and Hugo shamelessly looked her up and down. "This doesn't

malice," Hugo smiled while Atlas

you two haven't been dating?" she muttered, trying to divert attention away from her. "First Brother, you're the oldest, yet you aren't

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to it."

were aware of the elders' plans, and they had been opposing them like crazy,

formed an "o" shape. "Right.

"I'm now the

getting married."

You will not get married, forever.

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

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

"Let's just enjoy this reunion and not dwell on our family

Penny smiled, feeling reassured

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

just like that, they enjoyed the night together, filled with laughter,

and Penny could

had. exhausted her, and even though

the door to her room,

froze here, she whispered, listening to the

behind her.

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

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 fell on a particular part of the room, her smile cracked

her eyes softened, thinking of the pets she

as she stared at the area she used to call her

territory.