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?"

much as you trust me, Haines replied, ruffling her hair.

at the expense of my loved

"I'm thinking of letting Hugo and Atlas know about this

let out a defeated laugh.

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

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twitched at the sight of the stack of gifts

table.

"Should we open them?"

Uncle, let's open them later, Penny laughed awkwardly. "I

away to escape. Haines couldn't even

quick, Butler Jen pointed out when he saw her

his gifts to Chunchun," she explained. "There are a lot, so I told him we'd open them later. I'll walk Chunchun

Have a wonderful and

the long driveway of the estate. Walking with Chunchun was no longer a problem

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

again, why

the enemy gain

her brain, she couldn't think of anything that could tie her

Zoren Pierson.

baby without anyone's knowledge hurt Charles and Allison just as deeply as the children involved. Penny had seen the consequences of that in their miserable

that incident, she whispered. "If Uncle Haines and I had died,

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

feet. "Chunchun, are you tired?" She bent down and picked up her cat. "But we're almost

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off as she looked around the street, her face contorting. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't 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