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

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"Don't worry. I'm not interested in whatever family affairs you guys have. I don't like complicated"

Dean assessed her nonchalant side profile before a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He nodded and turned toward the door, hearing the 'ding' of the elevator and stepping out just in time.

"Right, Penny, I actually wanted to discuss business..." He turned around, thinking she was following him. However, as soon as he turned, he saw the elevator door closing with her waving from inside.

"Thanks for the free pass. See you!" she beamed.

Dean took a step forward, but the door closed. "What?" he whispered, glancing up at the numbers above the elevator. "She's going up?"

Wasn't the top floor his uncle's office?

His smile quickly faded as he wondered what was going on between Penny and Zoren,

"She just said she's not interested. What is she up to now?" he hissed, heading to the other

elevator.

Meanwhile, Penny smiled in satisfaction as the silence embraced her like a good friend's hug. She had said she wasn't interested in the Pierson family affairs, but now she was, unfortunately, a part of it.

She was an unknown part of the family, and Penny wanted to keep it that way. She needed to keep this under wraps before things got out of control.

"After all, Dean's attitude shows just how bad it is," she whispered. "It's worse than the Bennet

Family:

If Sven Bennet and his uncles and elders were already greedy for control, this family was of a different caliber. The brief exchange with Dean and the bodyguards had already shown her how bad it was. She had no intention of getting tangled up in such a mess. "I worked hard and sacrificed my youth to live peacefully as an adult," she whispered, leaning her side against the wall. "I'm not letting a stranger ruin all that."

A glint flickered across her eyes as her determination to end this once and for all solidified.

another Pierson was the last thing she wanted. Her impression of Zoren Pierson

and her Instincts had never failed her - not

once.

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would never put herself between

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was seated. "Please tell me if there's something I should be aware of. You wouldn't make that mistake, nor would you have acted like that if nothing was wrong!" Zoren winced slightly, his ears

"Sir-"

Zoren confessed, just to shut him up, snapping his gaze to the blurry figure standing across from

breath hitched at

Zoren clarified, pointing to

if I saw

closed his mouth, but no sound came out. The corners of his eyes reddened with worry

no one would know something was

now, Zoren was staring him straight in the eye. His nonchalant and plain tone made it sound as if he were

But alas...

his boss's

back, now satisfied that Benjamin had

my god... sir, let's

"It's alright."

"But-"

"My

surely reached the nosy ears and prying eyes of the family. If I admit myself to the hospital again, they'll see it as an opportunity, Zoren explained. "As long as they don't know what's going on, they won't be able to do anything." Benjamin's heart clenched upon hearing that reasoning. It wasn't that he didn't know everything Zoren said was true. In fact, Benjamin knew it all too well. However, it broke his heart that despite Zoren's worsening condition, he couldn't show the slightest trace

BZZT!

fished it out

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