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.

expense of my

of letting Hugo and Atlas know about this as well, but not until we're off

she let out a defeated laugh. "I'll walk

some gifts. He then

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at the sight of the stack of gifts on

table.

"Should we open them?"

them later, Penny laughed awkwardly. "I really need

to escape. Haines couldn't

Jen pointed out when

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

then. Have a wonderful and warm

out of the mansion. She released Chunchun as soon as they were on the 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

right, huh? 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

again, why marriage with

the enemy gain from

racked her brain, she couldn't think of

Zoren Pierson.

anyone's knowledge hurt Charles and Allison just as deeply as the children involved. Penny had seen the

"If Uncle Haines and I had died, I can already see

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

nudging her feet. "Chunchun, are you tired?" She bent down

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realized she had taken a different route! The place where she first met Chunchun and