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

onc.

"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."

there?" Benjamin grumbled, venting his frustration on her. "Do you think I 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

restraint. "Is this how

just anyone. You're a

misunderstanding... the assistant

today.

See you at

entirely. But what could an assistant do

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

you're mistaken, Benjamin lowered his voice, but his expression grew darker and more

boss the one

"What?!"

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

he's gonna go blind, do you understand?! But the truth would

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

last remarks. Though he still sounded angry and was projecting an aura of authority, she sensed his

Penny took a step back and

with a slight

brows, taken aback by

sorry. I didn't see where you were coming from earlier, but it seems I'm at fault

main reason Penny was here 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

she was trying to deceive them. There was no point in arguing with

every reason 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 is, I'm also at

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you

understanding and smiled subtly.

sudden surrender. Just a

he calmed down a bit. "Is