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.

sighed, smiling affectionately at Penny before taking the piece of paper, which she then registered before handing it

wrong, dear?” Allison asked when she faced Penny again. “Are

Penny’s brows rose

Charles pointed out, watching his daughter look in his direction. “Is there anything you want to tell Mom and Dad? Something

aback. “Was it

wondered.

Allison nodded at her reassuringly. “We won’t ask,

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right.” Charles nodded in agreement. “Whatever it is, you can always tell

her lips and smiled. “Thanks, Mom, Dad. I’m just a little bored because I have. nothing else to do. I came from Brother Atlas’s office with Second Brother,

no work right now, Charles muttered, thinking his second son was becoming more rebellious for not considering his

to come with him, but I told him I wanted to go home and rest, Penny explained.

the counter and cupped Penny’s check. “Well, since you’re here, your

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

that… not many people can

laughed awkwardly. “No wonder. That explains a

chef. Charles, Allison, and Penny immediately fell silent at the sight of Jessa.

glanced at the three of them, squinting her eyes

“Why would we

replied nervously. “No one’s talking about

her parents and Jessa. Even now, Jessa and Allison’s friendship amazed Penny. To this day, she didn’t

“Penny?”

gaze landed on her, Penny felt her heart leap

they telling the truth?” Jessa