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."

manipulated Yugi into revealing

brow, snapping her back to the current lapse. "Why? Is the engagement too much to handle that you had to resort to

her brows and gazed

her. "I'll take care of you. I promise." Penny still didn't respond as her mind drifted to a question and a possible conclusion. 'Back then, not only wasn't this engagement didn't happen, but

back in time was that Penny couldn't ask anyone else but herself. Before Dean's nonsense, she assumed something happened that

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her previous life, but because Nina was marrying into

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

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

am I supposed to call you if I'm

rose from her

bother me unless it's really

you.

me?" he returned, watching her prepare to

like I said, don't bother me unless it's important or an emergency. One more thing, stop bothering my cousin. The next time you do, I'll kick you in the gut." Having said that, Penny turned her back on

was a little complicated. She didn't like him, his guts, or his 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

she would never figure out, but

reason Penny indulged him was because

trying to repay just so she wouldn't have

the door, and she looked back at Dean. "Hey, do

he tilted

for another favor from him. "Go

her steps and closed the door behind

at the shut door, a shallow breath slipped past Dean's lips. "Even after all the