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."

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

had to resort to such measures? Penny, if that's the case, then I'll marry you. I think if you told

furrowed her brows and

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 around

ask anyone else but herself. Before Dean's nonsense, she assumed something happened that caused this engagement to happen. However, what if

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life, but because Nina was marrying into a wealthier family, it was

deal with in the past is now happening to me?"

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were just zoning out again. That habit is bad. It made me hope a little. Penny clicked her tongue. "Dean, if you're

supposed to call you if I'm

rose from her

don't bother me unless it's really

you.

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

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

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

something she would never figure out, but she never felt comfortable

him was

was indebted to him-a debt she was trying to repay just so she wouldn't have to indulge

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

he tilted

Penny smiled, holding herself back from asking for

Penny resumed her steps and closed

shallow breath slipped past Dean's lips. "Even after all the