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!?"

not?" Penny 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 eyes open? Because as far as I can remember, I was enjoying my

leaning forward a little.

""Darn it!"

you be so heartless to me?" Ray frowned and leaned

cast him a sidelong glance.

at all! She was always like this, wasn't she? Meanwhile, Penny watched as his brief frown turned upside down

A little

YEARS! How could he still be the same,

She shook her head, feeling a tiny sense of dread creep up her spine. 'Slater, Benjamin... oh god. Why is this list

her with messages, as if he had nothing else to do but brag about his beauty. She

boss on her than giving her a proper, important update. Just thinking that Ray was trying to make a comeback in her slightly peaceful life, Penny mentally noted that

years, I waited for you, and this is how you treat me in the three minutes of our reunion!" he dramatically sighed.

on with his nonsense. "Ray," she called. "Did you do a background

stopped his drama temporarily. "Why would I

a little strange, she shrugged.

blinking. "Nothing's changed.

second. Why would she believe it? It didn't even look like he believed in his own reasoning. However, she did believe him when he said he didn't run a background check on her. "Was it Yuri?" she guessed, knowing Yuri was now working at the Summit School of Excellence as

Yuri doesn't know you're here!" he denied, watching her raise a brow. "Do you think. Yuri would tell on

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

face stiffened, busted even before their time together crossed

to have a boss like you? I better

saw your picture together accidentally!" he explained in a hurry.

you went through the headmaster's stuff to check

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