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.

with a shrug. "After all, you used

fiancée and couldn't help but smile. Seeing this, Nina blushed

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

you and you're

caressing her cheek with the back of his hand.

lips and clasped his hand. "I missed you too,

wasn'taway that long,

her fingers with his. "I really missed you. And next time, please come out and

"Next time."

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

the lights were off. The only source of light was a desk lamp, casting a dim glow over a mountain of paperwork. Ray sighed for the umpteenth time, sitting behind the desk, his mind drifting despite the

his fault," he grumbled, thinking of his stubborn cousin. "He always worries

family wasn't directly involved with the Pierson Family. Moreover, Renren always assured him that

passed, Ray found himself having to choose a side. The older they got, the

happened recently wasn't new to anyone in the Pierson Family. Worse things had occurred in the past, but

I 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 pursued a

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 avoid

sad way to

wealth, connections, and influence the family had, no one

on the door broke his thoughts. He looked up and saw

Ray furrowed his brows, recognizing the man by his perfectly styled hair. Only Finn had such a

hitting Ray's sensitive nose. "That

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

nose, then why come

pick up Nina." "Wow... If Ray wasn't pinching his nose, he would've clapped for the fiancé of the year. "Isn't that

ended up together, considering Finn had been engaged to Cassandra almost his entire life. But life had its way of twisting people's fates. Regardless of their childhood memories especially Ray's impression of Nina when they were

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