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.

"After all,

beautiful fiancée and couldn't help but

looking at me like that?" She

you and you're

the back of his hand. "I just missed you

her lips and clasped his hand. "I

I wasn'taway that

felt like forever." Nina leaned her head on his shoulder, sliding her fingers with his. "I really missed you. And next time, please come out and at least greet Mom and Aunt.

"Next time."

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

the headmaster's office of the Summit School of Excellence Academy, all 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

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

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

older they got, the more serious

wasn't new to anyone in the Pierson Family. Worse things had occurred in the

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 business career instead

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

a sad

influence the family had, no one

planned how to help his stubborn cousin, a knock on the

his perfectly styled hair. Only Finn had such a flawless

scent of his cologne immediately. hitting Ray's sensitive nose. "That perfume

Finn casually sat across from the desk. "My perfume isn't strong; your nose is just a little

know I have a sensitive nose, then why come here wearing

If Ray wasn't pinching his nose, he would've clapped

was surprising that Nina and Finn ended up together, considering Finn had been engaged to Cassandra almost his entire life. But life had its way

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