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

Chapter 468

Chapter 468: I'm sorry, Penny.

Just this morning, Penny told herself that, as much as possible, she didn't want to compare her past to her present life. She had changed, and so had everyone else. However, tonight, she couldn't help it.

A simple dinner with her siblings was all she had ever wanted before, especially since they each had their own lives and paths to follow.

After what felt like a lifetime, not only did she get that simple dinner, but one that made her realize just how quickly time flies.

Once she and Atlas finished their meal, he suggested they take a walk. Behind the building, there was a garden where people could stroll and enjoy the ambiance. With her arm loosely hooked around his, Penny chuckled to herself.

"Penny, do you trust me?" Atlas's voice suddenly pierced the silence between them, causing her to look up at him.

Her brows knitted slightly as their eyes met. "Of course, why wouldn't I?"

"Nothing." He averted his gaze, looking ahead. "Just asking."

Penny tilted her head slightly, studying his profile. She knew her brother well, and she knew Atlas wouldn't ask a question like that without reason.

'Am I still too distant to them?' she wondered, looking away, lost in thought. 'But compared to before, I've opened up to them more.'

not completely, Penny was trying to follow Grace's advice. It was a continuous process, one she was willing to take patiently. Unless Atlas's patience had run thin, which was

then or now,' she whispered in her mind, glancing again at his side profile. 'This

line, lowering her gaze. Atlas's question wasn't the same as Hugo's the other day,

trust me?" sounded a lot like "Do you

different questions, but they carried the

hated you all so much that I didn't even

stop herself from thinking about the past. It wasn't necessary anymore. But it seemed that the more she

I once had a dream." After a prolonged silence, Penny's quiet voice broke through the stillness. She kept her gaze

respond, but

curled at the corner of her lips. "In that dream, you didn't care about

casting

wouldn't thank me for helping out. Instead, you'd scold me and make me feel that my help was unnecessary," she said, frowning. "I did everything to please you, but you were so mean that I

paused and slowly lifted her gaze to meet his. This time, they both stopped walking, staring into each

that dream... I really hated you," she confessed, looking at the same face that always seemed to regard her with disapproval. "I loved you, but

were

me, not the first to

telling him all of this.

and even if he dismissed

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