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?"

ruffling her hair. "But I also know sometimes you can be quite the

expense of

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

be careful," she let out a defeated laugh. "I'll walk Chunchun out first. It's

gifts. He then pointed at the couch where

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

table.

"Should we open them?"

later, Penny laughed awkwardly.

away to escape. Haines couldn't even get another word out. She was

Butler Jen pointed out when he saw her sprinting out of

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

right, then. Have a wonderful and

said, Penny followed her schedule and casually walked out of the mansion. She released Chunchun as soon as they were on the long driveway of the estate. Walking with Chunchun was no

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 with

enemy gain from

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

Zoren Pierson.

After all, Charles and Allison had prayed day and 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 the consequences of that in their miserable previous

Haines and I had died, I can already see how that would ruin

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

down to see Chunchun nudging her feet. "Chunchun, are you tired?"

288 Behind the scenes

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