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

258 Penny's back

"Who's that?"

"Hmm?" Nina raised her head to the well-dressed man beside her. "Oh, you mean her?"

She glanced back at the window and smiled, before refocusing her attention on her fiancé. "That's Penny."

"That's Penny?"

"Mhm! She's changed a lot, hasn't she?" Nina chuckled. "I'm working on her office

about that?"

- did I tell your

"No, but Penny's back?" The man tilted his head, more interested in Nina's cousin than her current project.

Nina blinked and nodded. "Mhm."

"Since when?"

"Since... not long ago...?" Nina furrowed her brows. "Finn, why are you asking?"

Finn smiled gently. "Just curious. She was quite popular back at Summit Academy."

"Well, yeah. Haha." Nina chuckled. "I remember everyone wearing accessories with her face on them. You were even part of her fan club, right?"

"Yes. Does she still remember me?"

"I'm not sure," Nina sighed, thinking Penny's interests had always been different.

Nina had already shared many details about her personal life with Penny, yet Penny would often ask about things Nina had already told her. It didn't bother Nina, but she wasn't sure if Penny would remember someone like Finn.

shrug. "After all, you used to

and couldn't help but smile. Seeing

looking at me like that?" She pouted. "Is there something on

you and you're

her cheek with the back of his hand. "I just

his hand. "I missed you too,

I wasn'taway that long, was

you. And next time, please come out and at least greet Mom

"Next time."

too," he said softly, glancing towards the restaurant. He caught sight of Penny watching

off. The only source of light was a desk lamp, casting a dim glow over a mountain of paperwork. Ray

his fault," he grumbled, thinking of his stubborn

the past, Ray and Dean had gotten along well despite the tension between Dean and Zoren. After all, Ray's family wasn't directly involved with

having to choose a side. The older they got, the more serious things became within the family, especially when

happened recently wasn't new to anyone in the Pierson Family. Worse things

can tell his health hasn't been the best, he muttered, cupping his face. in frustration. "If I can tell that, I'm sure others too. I should've just

the only support he could offer now was to be there. for his cousin. Ray had always been close enough to the Pierson Family to care, but far enough to

sad way

the wealth, connections, and influence the family

a knock on the door broke his thoughts. He

the man by his perfectly styled hair. Only Finn had such a flawless hairstyle, as the man was

inside, the strong scent of his cologne immediately. hitting Ray's sensitive nose. "That perfume is so strong how can

"My perfume isn't strong; your nose is just a

know I have a sensitive nose, then why

straight from the airport, then went to pick up Nina." "Wow... If Ray wasn't pinching his nose, he would've clapped for the fiancé of

to Cassandra almost his entire life. But life had its way of

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