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.'

patiently. Unless Atlas's patience had run thin, which was very unlikely. Unlike her other brothers, he was the least emotional and more

mind, glancing again at his side

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

me?" sounded a

they carried

much that I didn't even want to be part of

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

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

respond, but

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

raised his brows, casting her a sidelong

even when helped you, you 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

This time, they both stopped walking, staring into

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

were

to protect me, not the first

wanted to stop telling him all of this. Even though

he dismissed it

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