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.

pity, Penny, it’s not pity…” she told herself. “Facing this dilemma is the best way to

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

[To: Mr. Pierson

on a date? Why, Mr. Pierson? You don’t know

DING!

[From: Mr. Pierson

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a great help to me. Is there something wrong with wanting to get to know my wife while we’re at

lips and puffed her cheeks. “He keeps saying ‘wife‘ as if we

DING!

could type out her response, another message came

[From: Mr. Pierson

want to thank you for everything up until now. It’s a little gesture of gratitude and a personal interest I have in

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

waiting

Sent!

cocked his head back, closing his eyes as if digesting the bubbling emotions in his heart. He slowly placed a

I too direct? he wondered. ‘I do not want her to misunderstand

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 someone who was running

Zoren was unsure if this

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never asked anyone on a date

eyesight?‘ he wondered. I wouldn’t

soon as that thought crossed his mind, Zoren

mind until now, and now that it

Now, that was embarrassing.

ran his fingers through his hair and shrugged, accepting the fact that he had sort of embarrassed himself. Now, he could simply hope she wouldn’t feel awkward when they were together in front of his grandmother. Otherwise, he would have to announce their separation solely to