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

Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Him over my solitude

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When Penny arrived in her office, she quickly stopped by the door as she caught a person idling in the corner. Sliding her eyes to the figure, her gaze met Hugo's.

"Second Brother," she called with a slight smile, closing the door behind her. "About last night..."

"You slept at his place?" he asked before she could change the subject.

Penny cleared her throat, marching inside, sensing it would be a long morning. "Yes," she answered, placing the new empty handbag Benjamin had gotten for her on the desk. "That's where I spent the night."

"Anything else you want to share?"

'You don't want me to tell you what I did this morning with Zoren, do you?' she wondered, propping herself against the edge of the desk. Penny crossed her arms, locking eyes with him. "There's nothing else to share since nothing else happened, except him fainting from fatigue. However, I do have a few questions

for you."

Hugo studied her demeanor and shook his head. There was nothing he thought his sister had done. After all, Hugo had a good impression of Zoren, especially after that night of Zoren and Penny's first date.

He shrugged, walking on the same spot to face her. Now, Penny leaned against the desk while Hugo stood in the corner with a book in his hand.

"Shoot," he said. "What do you want to know about last night?"

"What happened last night?" she asked directly.

head, meeting her gaze.

calmly but firmly. "The guy you were grappling with... wasn't he the driver we hired last night

did

memory is clear," Penny smirked. "Though I didn't recognize his face because of how badly beaten he was, I did recognize the

deep breath, raising his chin. "My little

reminded him. "Though I'm not required to, it doesn't hurt to

While there were many downsides to her desire to please her brothers, there was some good in it. For example, Penny had learned skills like martial arts, which also helped her get

a shared interest in animals. However, as she said, it wouldn't hurt to keep and hone the skill she had learned so painstakingly

again, her gaze sharp. "And

sister, chuckling as he recalled her visits to the base. "Still investigating," he casually said, moving to the couch. "I may have

was his target?" she asked. "Was it you?

know, Penny," he said meaningfully. "Was he after me, or was it you? Honestly,

or part of an investigation?" she

"Tell me, Second Brother. Am I

was either disobeying an order or had another, deeper reason Either way, Penny knew her brother was bound by military rules, even if he was out of the combat

you find out about him?" she

"The AC."

raised an

I was getting more intoxicated. That's why I

the events of the previous night, Penny had opened the window to enjoy the city's polluted night air. Now that she thought about it, she did

something in the car?" she guessed,

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