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

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

out a defeated laugh.

gifts. He then pointed at the couch where the

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the sight of the stack of gifts on the

table.

"Should we open them?"

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

to escape. Haines couldn't even get another

when he saw her sprinting

Haines just showed me his gifts to Chunchun," she explained. "There are a lot,

chuckled. "All right, then. Have a wonderful and

her schedule and casually walked out of the mansion. She released Chunchun as soon as they were on the long driveway of the

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

why marriage with

enemy

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

Zoren Pierson.

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

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

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

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

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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