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

361 A little help here?

From what Penny knew, Hugo's reason for this grand bachelor party was to keep her from attending Ray's oath-taking. Her brother made an effort and even took money out of his own pocket just to make things go his way.

So, in a way, Penny was disheartened to see the very guy her brother wanted her to avoid.

""Hi, Penny! Let's get married. 1

The rest of her thoughts disappeared upon hearing such a ridiculous opening. "Ray?"

Just as she remembered him, Ray still had a small portion of his white natural hair on the side. It was brushed neatly along with his black hair. He was wearing thin-framed glasses, which quite suited his small face. He was taller than she remembered, but still petite. Apart from that, Penny noticed the formal wear he was donning.

'Don't tell me he came here after his oath-taking ceremony?' she wondered, but deep in her heart, she had a guess.

"Penny, oh, my-! You are as beautiful as I remember, and so is our love!" he expressed poetically, holding the box with a ring in it between his fingers. "Penny, I've waited this long for you, and there wasn't a single day or even a second in the past twelve years that I haven't thought of

you."

He paused, batting his eyelashes ever so tenderly. "Penelope Bennet, will you marry me?"

"No," she answered without batting an eye. "I don't want to marry you"

"Are you sure?"

She deadpanned. "Two hundred percent no, a thousand percent sure."

"Aww..." Ray smiled wearily before he gasped. "Why not!?"

repeated and faced the bartender. "Tell me, sir. Did you give me that strong of a drink that I am now having a nightmare with my

leaning forward a little. "The

""Darn it!"

frowned and leaned against the counter. "I missed you, you

cast him a sidelong

like this, wasn't she? Meanwhile, Penny watched as his brief frown turned

little

last time Penny saw this guy was twelve years ago. TWELVE YEARS! How could he still be the same, as if he were simply resuming where

sense of dread creep up her spine. 'Slater, Benjamin... oh god. Why is this

but brag about his beauty. She wasn't even sure

her a proper, important update. Just thinking that Ray was trying to make a comeback in her slightly peaceful life, Penny mentally noted that this guy would never get her phone number - EVER. Even if he managed somehow, he would be an

is how you treat me in the three minutes of our reunion!" he dramatically sighed. "I even prepared a ring and a bunch of flowers, thinking I could finally

on and on with his nonsense.

stopped his drama temporarily. "Why would I

she shrugged. "For some

blinking. "Nothing's changed. Still cute and

like he believed in his own reasoning. However, she did believe him when he said he didn't run a background check on

you're here!" he denied, watching her raise a brow.

am here tonight. Though, I think you went through her stuff to find a

face stiffened, busted even before their time together crossed

she have to have a boss like you? I better call her so she knows that the headmaster

accidentally!" he

through the headmaster's

and now, they're my stuff. So, I basically went through my stuff