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

Chapter 423: Seems like everyone went to the same school

Meanwhile, inside the mansion, Zoren sat in a wing chair as his men tossed Nathaniel in front of him. He squinted, trying to make a proper assessment of the man before him. His blurry vision was making it hard for him to do so, though.

'He looks more ragged than I imagined,' Zoren thought as a pungent scent assaulted his nostrils. He knew it was coming from Nathaniel. Just the scent was enough for Zoren to want to stay in his room just to cleanse himself with Penny's scent.

"Sir," a well-groomed man approached Zoren from the side, bowing his head respectfully. "It's nice to see you again, sir."

Zoren glanced up at the man. "Mark."

When Mark raised his head again, a deep scar on his cheek became visible. His expression remained stern, his eyes sharp. At a glance, anyone could tell he was a capable man, smart, and not to be messed with.

"Sir, can you see me?" Mark asked bluntly, wasting no time in getting answers from him. "I heard from Benjamin that you've been having eye problems. Was it true?"

"It is," Zoren answered, shifting his gaze away from Mark.

Mark's jaw tightened at the confirmation. Initially, he didn't want to believe what Benjamin had told him, thinking it was just an excuse to urge him to return. Benjamin was quite the liar and manipulative, after all.

Who would have thought it was true?

"Have you had them checked, sir?" Mark asked again, maintaining his stern tone with a tinge of worry. "Or should I arrange for you to see a specialist?"

"No need," Zoren waved dismissively. "I'm alright."

not going to be to

"I have to... for my wife.

had been tangled with. From what he'd heard, Zoren's name had ended up on a stranger's

was apparently someone

alone set off alarm bells in Mark's head. Despite pulling back from the mission they had been working on

Zoren asked, sensing the unspoken tension in the air. "Mark, you don't need to worry about my marriage. The only reason I

I doubt Miss Bennet, nor do I believe she's involved in this mysterious marriage.

quipped. "Mark, do you know Penny? You

Mark blinked slowly, still keeping his head

added that he used to be in her fan

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buried. It would be too humiliating for the captain of the Phantom Circle to reveal he was once

nodded. "You went

mind because he had been so preoccupied lately. Or rather, Penny had been occupying most of his thoughts, and he needed

a humble family, one that Old Mrs. Pierson was indebted to. After all, Mark's father had once saved Zoren's life when he was in a dire predicament. If it hadn't been for

supported Mark's family and funded his education. They had sent him to the Summit School of Excellence, though at the time, they disguised it as a scholarship. This was also the reason the

accepted Ray's offer back then. It would've been fun to go to school

lightly, thinking he might have missed out on a lot of fun. It seemed like everyone had gone to that school, and therefore, everyone knew each other, or at

silent, studying Zoren's profile. "Have

tilted his head.

Mark suggested. "I say this not out of personal grudges, but because the board meeting and family meeting are approaching. Everything