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

320 But I do

Love is not pity.

There is a fine line between the two concepts, though we sometimes fail to see it.

That was what Jessa and Allison told Penny. They explained that the accompaniment of love is compassion and that many people often confuse these feelings for various reasons. They believed Penny was kind and cherished this man as a friend from the past, but they also warned her:

[If you do not see them as people you could keep around as friends or spouses or bond with, do not go out of your way to assist them, because that could send a very confusing message.] >

That was the summary of Jessa and Allison’s advice to Penny, whom they believed was confused about her feelings. Not that they were blaming Penny

This was the first time Penny had thought

of this or faced a dilemma like this one, so they understood her confusion.

Lying on the bed and thinking about her dinner with her parents, Penny stared blankly at the ceiling. She had been pondering what her mother and aunt had told her, but she still couldn’t fully understand it.

“I pity him, that’s true,” she murmured. “But I don’t think I found him attractive because of that.”

Another deep exhale slipped past her.

This dilemma shouldn’t be a problem for her. However, since she and Zoren were in this mysterious marriage together, playing husband and wife in front of his grandmother, Penny knew she had to have a clear understanding of her heart..

“Aunt said I should try to spend time with him because that’s the only way I can be sure of my feelings,” she whispered, glancing at the phone on the bedside table. “Should I call him?”

Shifting her eyes to the clock next to the phone, another shallow breath escaped her. “It’s late, and if I called him, I’d just sound suspicious. I mean, there’s really not much I could talk to him about.”

The divorce was put on hold even though they had planned to sign the papers. The bodyguards were already deployed to Zoren. The only things personally tying them together were their marriage certificate and Old Mrs. Pierson.

“Never mind.” Penny shook her head. “Maybe, after a few days, I won’t be thinking about this anymore, and I’ll realize it was just a fleeting emotion I felt for him.”

She closed her eyes and lay still, only to hear the vibration from the bedside table. Penny wanted to ignore it, even though it was from her personal phone. But when it stopped vibrating, she snapped her eyes open.

“Who is it this time?” she wondered, lazily reaching out to grab her phone. When she saw the sender, she furrowed her brows and checked the messages.

in total from two different senders;

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Zoren’s message first, her

[From: Mr. Pierson

Goodnight.]

nose in dismay. “He didn’t say anything to me the whole day nor did he contact

wrong

tongue and replied

[To: Mr. Pierson.

You too.]

message, Penny casually lay down, not expecting to receive another reply from him. Much to her surprise, her phone vibrated in her hand. Penny held her phone over her face and checked

[From: Mr. Pierson

my

appeared between her brows. “So?” she muttered,

[From: Mr. Pierson

what the problem is,

and buried her face in the pillow, her back starting to tremble. When she recovered

[To: Mr. Pierson

you do, why

Ding!

[From: Mr. Pierson

the license to

[To: Mr. Pierson

I do.]

[From: Mr. Pierson

you cure me as

hadn’t realized was on her face faded when she read

face. “Why do I think he’s joking when I should know he’s

the Renren she knew.

320. But I do

Zoren’s