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

367 Playground

"Chunchun, watch me!" Penny sat on the swing and pushed herself away before riding it happily. "Hehehe." D

Her feet would touch the ground every once in a while, making the swing go higher and higher. Chunchun sat several feet away, watching her mother enjoy the swing all alone. When Penny had enough of it, she grinned at Chunchun.

"Do you remember when we used to go to this playground?" Penny remarked, her grin fading a bit. "We used to play here with Tiana, Mouse, Blacky, and Renren."

Penny's smile was slowly replaced with sadness as she held the chains attached to the swing. She leaned her head on one of them, her eyes on her well-behaved cat.

"I kind of... miss those times," she added quietly. "Don't you?"

Chunchun stared at her before walking over to Penny's feet.

"You really know when I'm sad, don't you?" Penny chuckled as she picked up her cat, still swinging gently.

Silence ensued, with only the metal creak of the swing echoing.

Even though there had been some changes in the playground, it was still as empty as she remembered it. Looking around at the dark surroundings, with only a few lights on the side, Penny watched as the surroundings slowly brightened up with memories of this place playing before her eyes.

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"Renren, let's try this seesaw!" young Penny beamed, pointing at the seesaw.

The sickly little boy looked at it and then at the person asking him to play. "I don't want to, Penny."

"Great!" Her eyes lit up. "Sit over there, and my spot's this one!" (2)

Having said that, young Penny quickly went to her spot as if she hadn't heard Renren's refusal. With a heavy heart, Renren dragged his feet to the other side. Penny had been eyeing this seesaw since they arrived here. In the back of his mind, he knew she would ask him one of these days. He just didn't expect it to be today.

could get on. Just as she placed her hand on the seat, Renren already moved up a bit. When she sat

handle and beamed at him. "I'll

a little, but because of her weight,

"..." His

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"..." Her face was

who were watching them, stared at this humiliating scene. They were unsure if they felt bad for Renren, who was always in the air, or for Penny, who was always at the bottom because

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her lips curled up as she shifted her gaze to the monkey bars. The moment her gaze fell on them, she remembered the time when Renren had to step on her shoulders just so he could reach them. Sadly, he couldn't do the

first, I knew I was hurting his pride, but we eventually enjoyed it, didn't we?" she whispered, looking around the playground filled with memories

They tried everything once a week, played in every corner of this empty playground, and filled the sadness and emptiness in it with little

said I rushed here every Thursday because I felt sorry

every

shorter than it was supposed to be. There wasn't even a time they noticed the hour. They would just get a little shock when it was getting darker and Haines

watched him leave."

until she

when she was driving away, he was always standing where she left him,

Haines' car without

of it,

her throat. "Why am I surprised that he is still foolish now? His foolishness

smile turned up on her face, and she hung her head low. "Say, Chunchun," she called. "Should I walk over there now? The more I think of

don't want

Meow.

"But why?"