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?"

Haines replied, ruffling her hair. "But I also know sometimes you

expense of my

of letting Hugo and Atlas

out a defeated laugh. "I'll walk Chunchun out

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

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face twitched at the

table.

"Should we open them?"

later, Penny laughed awkwardly. "I really need to

her mouth, Penny bolted away to escape. Haines couldn't even

was quick, Butler Jen pointed out when he saw her sprinting out of the

explained. "There are a lot, so I told him we'd open

right, then. Have a

of the estate. Walking with Chunchun was no longer a problem because Chunchun loved exploring. As they

Everything that happened 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 me this

why marriage with

enemy

she couldn't think of anything that could tie her

Zoren Pierson.

night for a daughter. Swapping the baby without anyone's knowledge hurt Charles and Allison just as deeply as the children

she whispered. "If Uncle Haines and I had died, I can already see how that would

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

are you tired?" She bent down

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had been so deep in thought that she hadn't realized she had taken a different route! The place where she