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 also know sometimes you

at the expense of my loved

the expense of yourself, he countered quickly. "I'm thinking of letting Hugo and Atlas

let out a defeated laugh. "I'll walk Chunchun out first. It's

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

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entire face twitched at the sight of the stack of gifts

table.

"Should we open them?"

them later, Penny laughed awkwardly. "I really need to walk Chunchun

bolted away to escape. Haines couldn't even get another

quick, Butler Jen pointed out when

to Chunchun," she explained. "There are a lot, so I told him

right, then. Have a wonderful and warm

as they were on the long driveway of the estate. Walking

were taking her on the longer route, as if her body needed more exercise. "Uncle Haines rarely wears that

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

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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

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

downfall,"

feet. "Chunchun, are you tired?" She bent

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she had taken a different route! The place where she