Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

289 Always ten steps ahead, remember?

Knowing that Zoren Pierson, the man Penny was married to, was the same boy she had special ties with in the past, was a shock. But the surprise quickly faded compared to the heaviness in her heart.

The information she had read about him now stirred emotions far deeper than mere sympathy.

It felt... personal.

Dragging her feet back home, Penny swallowed for the umpteenth time, but the lump in her throat remained. The thought that someone had approached Zoren, seemingly pretending to be her, caused a tight knot of tension in her heart.

God knows how much self-control she exercised just to stop herself from jumping out of that car and removing that woman from Zoren's personal space. But Penny was always mindful of the consequences, big or small, of her actions if she acted rashly.

'I can only hope that Renren isn't foolish enough to believe her,' she sighed for the umpteenth time. That fool. If he goes there every Thursday, then he shouldn't dare get fooled."

Penny pressed her lips into a thin line as another bubble of sorrow rose in her heart..

"Chunchun, would he be sad... if he finds out that Mouse and Tiana are... she trailed off, her eyes brimming with sadness as she gazed at the cat in her arms. "He will be sad, won't he?" = Meow.

A shallow breath slipped past her nostrils as she shook her head. "Should I put you down, Chunchun? I feel so down that even though you don't weigh much, I feel like I might crumble."

"Chunchun, you should walk, you know? You haven't walked much, and now you want to be carried. Is being physically old that much of a burden now?"

Penny paused as she noticed a car ahead. Glancing up, deep lines appeared between her brows.

"What is this guy doing here?' she wondered, putting a halt to the emotional rollercoaster she was riding on inwardly.

"What are you doing here? Dean, I'm getting annoyed with you now"

Her voice caught Dean's attention, making him leave his vantage point and approach her.

not like

annoyed

you live, and I'm

so because of that, you think you can

right. I should trust you. After all, we've known each other for a long time, and no matter what, we've shared many memories over the past twelve years. While Dean explained his

where I first met him... 'she thought, recalling all the memories she had with this

L3

steps

and the time he appeared was...

a calm front despite her heart rate increasing. When his eyes shone with curiosity

You're saying so many

"Whatever you need from my

"Good."

there's another reason I came

gazed down at the present he was handing her. "And

"A fish toy

Happy Birthday, Chunchun"

Penny just stared at him, her lips parting slightly. Myriads

for reasons she couldn't quite explain. It wasn't as if he was entirely unlikable or irredeemable. In

important person in her life, but Dean was someone she owed. And Penny was someone who liked returning favors

couldn't blame Penny for cutting all the webs of lies he might have woven around her. She could only hope she was

her and not him.

be, he's actually a smart person. A very smart person, she reminded

curled up. "Nope! Haha! It's for

will you date if you're always thinking

Dating is not part of