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

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The soothing sound of a cat's purr and a soft fragrance coaxed Zoren back from his deep slumber. His eyes slowly cracked open, squinting as he caught some warm light from the corner of his eyes. Meow.

He blinked slowly and carefully, his head still a little heavy. He could hear the soft purr of a cat before he felt something warm on his chest. Zoren lifted his eyes, only to see a cat sitting on his chest, licking his cheek.

"Chunchun?" His voice came out coarse, but he didn't feel as sickly as before. Moreover, he could see the cat a little clearer. His vision was still blurry, but this was by far the best it had been since his eyesight deteriorated. So, for him, this level of blurriness was clear. Meow.

Chunchun licked his cheek and nudged its head against him.

The corner of his lips curled up as he lifted his hand to touch the cat. Feeling its fur and size, his eyes softened.

"You've grown so big" he said, running his fingers through her soft fur, which emitted a very soft, almost milky scent. "And you still smell the same."

The cat casually indulged in his rubs, as if she didn't mind his embrace and soft touches. As Zoren played with her, Chunchun suddenly wiggled her way out of his embrace.

He stopped, his brows rising. "What's wrong?" he asked, watching the cat move to his side and. lay down there.

When Zoren turned his head to where Chunchun was, his eyes caught the person sleeping on the side of the bed. She was seated on the chair right next to his bed, her arms resting on the small space of the bed, her face buried in her arms.

Deep lines appeared between his brows as he moved his eyes to the bowl and towels on the bedside table. Slowly, he moved his gaze back to the person, who seemed to have looked after him through the night.

"Penny?" he whispered, reaching his hand out to her. His eyes softened as his hand landed on top of her head. "Is it you?"

Meow.

was also in between him and Penny. "I know it's you, Chunchun," he said as

was done showing him their other company. This time, Chunchun moved closer to him, her head on his shoulder.

he whispered to Chunchun, tilting

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sleep, then."

if he was completely awake or still in a

vivid, he couldn't trust his mind that much. Therefore, even for a moment, he wanted to believe it was real and that he would sleep tonight

whispered before rubbing his fingertip on the head beneath his

The next day...

his long eyelashes cracked open. He squinted his right eye a little as the warm glow of the morning sun cast upon the side of his face.

furrowed his brows, noticing that the back of his hand was free of needles. Checking the other one, he saw that nothing

night when his vision had completely gone black, his vision today was... less blurry. It wasn't as severe as before-when he could only base everything on color-though it wasn't as good as before the accident. Even so, after

better.

the room, but no one was there aside

a dream

one there except for the lingering scent of a soft, familiar fragrance. "Hmm?" Shifting his gaze to his palm, he furrowed

pinched the strands and moved them closer to his face. The side of his

Benjamin's loud voice pierced the air. "Sir! Are

snapped his eyes to Benjamin. He lifted his hand in a motion to

out," he said, making Benjamin furrow his