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

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"Penny? Can you come here for a second?"

Penny glanced at Butler Jen and offered him a subtle smile. She picked up Chunchun and went to see Haines in his study.

"Uncle?" she called as soon as she stepped inside, while Haines closed the door. "Is there a problem?"

Haines's expression was solemn as he quietly said, "Your dad... he told me everything he knows."

"Oh." Clarity quickly shone in her eyes upon hearing that. Studying Haines's expression, she narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "And you don't want to tell me?"

"No, I will, but I think it should be Charles who tells you," Haines replied. "But only when you're ready, perhaps."

"I am always ready, Uncle, she responded quickly, only to have another thought cross her mind. "Does knowing it will put me in danger?"

Haines nodded. "There are things that should remain a secret or unknown."

Penny nodded. If her uncle said this, then whatever Haines had found out was probably dangerous. Although Haines knew she could keep secrets, he still wanted Charles to explain it to her.

"I understand, Uncle," she said after a moment. "Do you have any plans now?"

"I'll contact Wild and put a hold on the investigation. I'll do it in a less suspicious way. After all, stopping the investigation suddenly would only alert some people and draw attention." "Okay. Penny nodded in understanding with a smile. "If you've got it covered, then I'll walk

Chunchun out first."

"Penny," Haines called just as she turned, his eyes brimming with worry. "Let's be careful for now. The baby swapping and that incident ten years ago... were just warnings to Charles. The worst will come if we're not careful." Penny remained quiet before she nodded. "Do you trust me, Uncle?"

replied, ruffling her hair. "But I

at the expense of my

at the expense of yourself, he countered quickly. "I'm thinking of letting Hugo and Atlas know about this as well, but not until we're off their

a defeated laugh. "I'll walk Chunchun

of birthdays, I brought her some gifts. He then pointed at the couch where the gifts were

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twitched at the sight of the stack

table.

"Should we open them?"

open them later, Penny laughed awkwardly.

those words left her mouth, Penny bolted away to escape. Haines couldn't even get another word out. She was so

pointed out when he saw her sprinting out

are a lot, so I told him we'd open them later. I'll

then. Have a wonderful and warm

long driveway of the estate. Walking with Chunchun was no longer a problem because Chunchun loved exploring. As they walked, Penny couldn't help but think of what

has something to do with Dad's time in the military." She nodded to herself, not noticing that she had already walked out of the gate and that her feet were taking her on the longer route, as if her body needed more exercise. "Uncle Haines rarely wears that expression. It's as if he dug up a chest, but instead of diamonds or gold, it contained a curse." This alarmed her to the highest level. "Don't tell

then again, why marriage with

the enemy

her brain, she couldn't think of

Zoren Pierson.

Allison had prayed day and night for a daughter. Swapping the baby without anyone's knowledge hurt Charles and Allison just as deeply as the children involved. Penny had seen the consequences of that in

and I had died, I can already see how that would ruin

also clarifies who was behind our family's downfall," she added under her breath, raising her brows when she

"Chunchun, are you tired?" She bent

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realized she had taken a different route! The place where she first met Chunchun and Renren wasn't that far from the mansion. Therefore, they should have reached