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!?"

am now having a nightmare with my eyes open? Because as far as I can remember, I was enjoying

nervously, leaning forward a little. "The buffoon is real,

""Darn it!"

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

a sidelong

at all! She was always like this, wasn't she? Meanwhile, Penny watched as

A little help

TWELVE YEARS! How could he still be the same, as

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

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

trying to make a comeback in her slightly peaceful life, Penny mentally noted that this guy would never get her phone number - EVER. Even

dramatically sighed. "I even prepared a ring

his nonsense.

temporarily. "Why would I do

little strange, she shrugged. "For some

He tilted his head, blinking. "Nothing's changed. Still cute and pretty

that nonsense for a 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 a

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

here tonight. Though, I think you went through her

face stiffened, busted even before their time together crossed the five-minute

have to have a boss like you? I better call her so

not like that! I saw your picture together accidentally!" he explained in a hurry. "I don't

the headmaster's stuff to

So, I basically went through