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."

don't know you're with Dean?! If he asked you to come here and aggravate the people here, then you don't have to! Letting you in, despite the boss's orders to ban you, is enough to

Penny scoffed in disbelief at his lack of restraint. "Is this how

just anyone. You're a vixen, trying to

a misunderstanding... the assistant trailed off when

today.

you at

seemed to be losing his cool entirely. But what could

and waved at her mildly. Her gesture said, "It's okay," even without using words.

think you can slither your way into the Pierson Family through your looks, you're mistaken, Benjamin lowered his

one who crossed the

"What?!"

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

do you understand?! But the truth would further destabilize Zoren's already shaky position in the

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 and failed

heart strangely subsided upon hearing Benjamin's last remarks. Though he still sounded angry and was projecting an aura of authority, she sensed his deep need to protect

a

said with

furrowed his brows, taken

I'm sorry. I didn't see where you were coming from earlier, but it seems I'm at fault as well," she admitted after briefly reflecting

so early in the morning was to avoid Slater. Most importantly, she was in a hurry to settle this marriage as soon as possible. However, she hadn't considered that some tactics she used

think she was trying to deceive them. There was no point in arguing with someone who had already judged her before knowing

reason to be wary of strangers,' she told herself while observing the idiotic look plastered on Benjamin's face.

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See you

understanding and smiled

opened and closed his mouth, still taken aback by her sudden surrender. Just a moment ago, he

down a bit. "Is