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

373 Romance to action to horror

Penny didn't know where she was dragging Zoren, and he also wasn't sure why she was running. So, he asked. 1

"Why are you so scared?" he asked, trying to match her pace while ensuring his hold on her hand

was secure.

Penny huffed as she looked back. "I snuck out.

"Huh?"

"He told me to sleep, but I ran away!" she exclaimed, catching sight of some light from the end of the street behind them. "Shit! He's going to see us!"

A surge of panic swelled in her chest, knowing she had angered Atlas tonight. Looking ahead, her eyes trembled as she searched for a place they could hide. If it was just her, she knew she could hide anywhere. But there were four of them now: Penny, Zoren, Chunchun, and Renny!

She and Chunchun could hide easily, but with a tall man like Zoren and a big cat like Renny, they needed more cover.

"Over there!" she exclaimed, picking up her pace and squeezing his hand. Penny sprinted faster, and for Zoren, who lacked this kind of exercise, it was overwhelming. Even so, he silently matched her pace.

With one swift pull from her, they jumped into the free landscape of the neighborhood. Both Penny and Zoren crashed through the bushes, landing on the ground quite violently. Renny swiftly jumped over the bush and looked at his parents, while Chunchun landed quietly without making a noise.

Both Chunchun and Renny watched their parents grunt on the ground. They tilted their heads, wondering if their parents were too old to play.

her shoulder bruised. When she saw Renny standing and staring at them, she panicked.

sat. However, because of its size,

clenching his teeth when he noticed the dilemma.

thinking her big baby looked like a toy that had just toppled over. Even so, that solved the immediate issue. Penny turned to

hummed. "My body's Just not used to it,

clasped her shoulder a bit and nodded. "Mhm. I'm

that, both of them lay on their backs on the ground and closed their eyes. They hadn't realized they had been running for quite some time before

to action to

They had never been here before, so they took a moment to catch their breaths and recover from

murmured between deep breaths. Unlike

before when he had recovered for a brief time this wouldn't have been a problem. After all, Zoren used to follow a strict exercise routine to keep his body strong and healthy. He only had to stop because his health

hand to place it on her

brows and snapped her eyes to him.

as he closed his eyes, still holding her hand. "I can run another

line before she crawled over to him. She stretched her neck until her face was hovering over his. Sensing her presence close, he slowly

"I'm okay," he chuckled softly, raising his hand to cup

trailed off when she suddenly heard some people jump over the bushes as well. Her breath hitched for a second, and she raised her head from Zoren to the two figures who had jumped behind the large bushes not far

the direction she was staring. He

go," he whispered. "Or we

overpowered the other. The moment Penny saw the first guy sitting on top of the other, her face went blank.

when he sensed that Penny wasn't moving. She was ust watching the guy get beaten up. Or was it the one doing the beating that she was