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

264 See you at lunch.

"Hi, I have an appointment with Mr. Zoren Pierson, Penny said, leaning against the CEO department's front desk with a smile.

The assistant looked up at her and smiled subtly. "Miss, I'm afraid you cannot see Mr. Pierson right now."

"It's okay. I'll wait."

"No, Ma'am. Mr. Pierson didn't give any instructions that he's expecting someone today"

"Ah." Penny nodded. "That makes sense."

Her smile, however, widened as her brows rose. "Tell him that it's someone from the Prime Group"

Prime Group?

The assistant was aware of the boss's schedule, and Prime Group was on today's agenda. Therefore, she quickly offered Penny a smile. Penny was beautiful, and from her simple yet elegant attire, she looked professional. The assistant promptly changed her tone to a friendlier

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"Alright. The boss's assistant is inside. I'll have to relay this first," she said, and Penny nodded. amiably.

As the assistant pressed a button on the telecom connected to the CEO's office because Benjamin was there, they heard Benjamin's voice.

"You again?!"

The clerk and Penny turned instinctively toward the owner of the voice. Penny's face twitched. while the assistant furrowed her brows. "Sir Ben..."

"What are you doing here?!" Benjamin roared aggressively, his finger almost touching Penny's nose. "Didn't I say you're not allowed inside? Where are the guards?!"

Penny ground her teeth and hissed back, "And I also said I have important business affairs. That's why I am here."

to come here and aggravate the people here, then you don't have to! Letting

of restraint. "Is this how the

No, but you're not just anyone. You're a vixen, trying to seduce someone with your

think there's a misunderstanding... the assistant trailed off when

today.

See you

he seemed to be losing his cool entirely. But what could an assistant do in this situation when her superior

waved at her mildly. Her gesture said, "It's okay," even

if you think you can slither your way into the Pierson Family through your looks, you're mistaken, Benjamin lowered his voice, but his expression grew darker and more serious. "Gol away from here and

the one

"What?!"

her arms and jerked her chin up. "Didn't your boss invade my private space and then half-heartedly

he's gonna go blind, do you understand?! But the truth would further destabilize Zoren's already shaky position in the company. "Mister,

Pierson?" Benjamin interrupted, cutting Penny off. "Miss, your side always crosses the line. Just being here crosses the line. So, don't blame us for being hostile toward someone who approaches my boss out of nowhere. In case you don't know, you're not the first person who tried

still sounded angry and was

took a step back and

understand," she said with a slight

brows, taken aback

you were coming from earlier, but it seems I'm at fault as well," she admitted after

importantly, she was in a hurry to settle this marriage as soon as possible. However, she hadn't considered that some tactics she used when starting her

she was trying to

to be wary of strangers,' she told herself while observing the idiotic look plastered on Benjamin's face. 'So, no matter how infuriating this guy

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nodded in understanding and smiled

his mouth, still taken aback by her sudden surrender. Just a moment ago,

he calmed down a bit.