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

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The sound of a chime rang through the restaurant as the door opened. Charles, who was busy serving, turned toward the entrance to greet the newcomer.

“Welco-” Charles stopped mid–sentence, the exhaustion on his face vanishing as soon as he saw his beautiful daughter light up the restaurant.

Penny’s eyes scanned the room before her gaze settled on her father. A smile quickly appeared on her face as she rushed inside, heading straight for Charles, who was cleaning a table.

“Papa, do you need help?” she quickly offered. “Let me do it.”

“It’s okay, my princess.”

Penny then grabbed the tray and grinned. “I’ll do it. Papa, you look very tired.”

“Haha.” Charles’s face softened, and he shook his head in surrender, letting his daughter take the tray while he placed the rest of the used glasses on it.

With that, Penny didn’t waste a second and carried the tray into the kitchen. As soon as she was. done in the washing area, she grabbed a spare apron from the counter and began helping out. She didn’t say a word and worked as if she had been doing this regularly.

Even Allison, who was at the counter, barely exchanged smiles with her daughter when a customer called for a server. Penny quickly attended to them to take their orders.

“Ali, honey, how does Penny know how to work here as if she’s done this before? Charles, idling by the counter, gazed at his wife curiously. “Does she always help out here?”

“She helps whenever she’s here, but even back then, Penny already knew her way around the kitchen and the restaurant, Allison murmured, her eyes shifting from her husband back to her. daughter.

The couple watched Penny approach them, grinning from ear to ear as she handed them the

order list.

at Penny before taking the piece of paper, which she then

something wrong, dear?” Allison asked when she faced Penny

brows rose

his daughter look in his direction. “Is there anything you want to tell

second, Penny was a little taken aback. “Was it obvious I’m

wondered.

talk about it, that’s alright.” Allison nodded at her reassuringly. “We won’t ask, but know that we’re here to listen if

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always tell us. Now, if you want to work, then take

“Thanks, Mom, Dad. I’m just a little bored because I have. nothing else to do. I came from

muttered, thinking his second son was becoming

told him I wanted to go home and rest, Penny explained. “But

extended her hand across the counter and cupped Penny’s check. “Well, since you’re here, your help

are you always understaffed?” Penny pouted, smoothly changing the subject. “Don’t tell me you’re

know that’s not true. It’s just that… not many

awkwardly. “No wonder.

the door to the kitchen flew open, revealing the head chef. Charles, Allison, and Penny immediately fell silent at the sight of

three of them, squinting her eyes suspiciously.

shook his head instinctively. “Why would we do that behind your

now?” Allison replied nervously. “No one’s talking about you, and even

now, Jessa and Allison’s friendship amazed Penny. To this day, she didn’t understand how these two remained friends despite their differences. But

“Penny?”

when she heard Jessa’s voice. As Jessa’s skeptical gaze landed on her, Penny felt her

were they telling the truth?” Jessa