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 can be

expense of my

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

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

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

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Penny looked over, her entire face twitched at the sight of the stack of gifts on the

table.

"Should we open them?"

later, Penny laughed awkwardly. "I

her mouth, Penny bolted away to escape. Haines couldn't even get another word out. She was so

out when he saw her sprinting out of

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

"All right, then. Have a wonderful and warm

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 Haines had

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

then again, why marriage

would the enemy

she racked her brain, she couldn't think of anything

Zoren Pierson.

anyone's knowledge hurt Charles

Haines and I had died, I can

family's downfall," she added under her breath, raising

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

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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 should have reached the