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

322 I am interested

Penny had never been on a date before, but she had seen enough to know that this was an

invitation.

Cupping her cheeks, a little panic crept into her heart. “Am I his type as well?” she wondered, slapping herself for acting so shamefully.

“Penelope Bennet!” she hissed to herself, wincing. “You are already in your fifties! Don’t act like a teenager! Don’t forget who Penelope Bennet is!” (3

She repeated that chant three times before she snapped her eyes open. A fiery determination shone in her eyes as if she were about to enter a battlefield.

“This is Renren, and I should know better than anyone that he might mean something else,” she told herself and bravely picked up her phone, ready to clear up the misunderstanding instead of dragging it out.

DING!

Just as Penny held her phone again, another message came from him.

[From: Mr. Pierson

I’m asking you on a date.] 8

Penny gasped, covering her mouth in shock. ‘So I wasn’t mistaken?‘

Feeling these emotions for the first time, she was briefly confused, shocked, and caught off guard. Penny was still in the process of dealing with this attraction she had never felt before in either of her lifetimes. Therefore, she didn’t respond immediately but instead quietly pondered

what to say.

It could be as easy as a yes or a no, but both answers seemed disadvantageous to her.

Saying yes would make her look like she was attracted to him. Although that was true, she didn’t want to seem so easy! Saying no, on the other hand, would tell him she wasn’t interested, and he might just stop altogether.

“Forget it,” she muttered, clearing her throat as she held her phone and typed, “Sure,” which she quickly deleted in panic.

herself. “Facing this dilemma is the

her muddled thoughts, which stemmed from her confusion. When she reopened her

[To: Mr. Pierson

me on a date? Why, Mr. Pierson? You don’t know me; you haven’t

DING!

[From: Mr. Pierson

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I am interested

you’re my wife, who has been a great help to me. Is there something wrong with

cheeks. “He

DING!

could type out her response,

[From: Mr. Pierson

for everything up until now. It’s a little gesture of gratitude and a personal interest I have in you. Let me know when you are free

shock and horror anymore. Instead, she read it carefully as if it was something she had to understand for an exam. After a while, a shallow breath escaped her,

waiting for

Sent!

head back, closing his eyes as if digesting the bubbling emotions in his heart.

direct? he wondered. ‘I do not want

moment was not a hindrance to him getting a grasp of Penny’s personality. If his observation was correct, Penny was not the type to get ahead of herself. It wasn’t surprising for

was unsure if this was the right thing

–

anyone on a

my eyesight?‘ he wondered. I

that thought crossed his mind, Zoren closed his eyes tightly as his

his mind until now, and now that it did, it

Now, that was embarrassing.

wouldn’t feel awkward when they were together in front of his grandmother. Otherwise, he would have to announce