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

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[Sunrise Medical Center]

Penny waltzed through the hallway of the VIP ward and stopped in front of a private room. She knocked once before sliding the door open, catching sight of a man reclining on the hospital bed.

Dean slowly turned his head toward the entrance, smiling gently as soon as he met those brown-olive eyes. "You really came?"

"You said you were dying, so I thought I'd visit you as you took your last breath, Penny remarked as she casually entered, sitting down on the chair beside the bed. Her eyes scanned him before her lips curved down.

"Didn't you say you got into an accident?" she asked, displeased. "You don't look like you're dying

to me."

"I got a few scratches."

Penny scratched her temple mildly, trying to keep her temper at bay. "Okay. Then, good?"

"Penny, you've arrived in the country and didn't even call me." Dean frowned. "Is that how your treat your boyfriend?"

"Since when did you become my boyfriend?"

"Not just that, but I heard you're hiring someone to marry," he continued, completely ignoring her question. "I'm heartbroken."

Penny's expression turned solemn. "Did you hire someone to follow me?"

"I didn't." Dean smiled. "Yugi told me."

teeth as she realized Dean had manipulated Yugi into revealing information again. "I'm going to sew his mouth shut

raised a brow, snapping her back to the current lapse. "Why? Is the engagement too much to handle that you had to resort to such measures? Penny, if that's the case, then I'll marry you. I think

furrowed her brows and gazed at

to a question and a possible conclusion. 'Back then, not only wasn't this engagement didn't happen, but

anyone else but herself. Before

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previous life, but because

Nina chose to stay away from family affairs, everything she had to deal with in the past is

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were reconsidering my offer, but you were just zoning out again.

am I supposed to call you if

crafty anyway," she said as she rose from her seat. "I'm a

it's really important or

you.

happened to me?" he returned, watching her prepare to leave. "You're hurting

it's important or an emergency. One more thing, stop bothering my cousin. The next time you do, I'll kick

nosy attitude toward her, even though they practically grew up together. To be fair, Penny didn't like him the first time they met, and her dislike only grew

explain - probably, something she

him was because she owed

to repay just so she wouldn't

and she looked back at Dean. "Hey, do you happen to know someone..." she trailed

tilted his

Penny smiled, holding herself back from asking for another favor from him. "Go home.

Penny resumed her steps and

shut door, a shallow breath slipped past Dean's lips. "Even after all the years. we've been together,