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

Chapter 485: I was a victim too!

Penny opened and closed her mouth. However, her attempts to break the ice and lighten up the mood were quickly shunned. Hence, she ended up zipping her mouth.

The silence in the ward was unmistakable, and neither of the Bennet brothers nor Zoren seemed to have planned to break it. Penny cast Slater a look, wondering where his complaints and rude retorts had gone. She was only saved from this stifling silence when her parents and Haines arrived.

"Oh, my Penny!" Allison's worried voice pierced through the thick silence, almost making Penny weep. "My baby, are you okay?"

"Mom..." Penny quickly welcomed her mother's embrace, tears welling in her eyes.

"Penny."

She peeked at the person standing beside her mother and reached out. "Dad."

"Oh, my goodness!" Charles's face was ashen as he took both his wife and princess into his arms. His touch was cold, and his hand was still a little shaky and sweaty. He was shaken, but it was clear he didn't want to show it, especially with his wife already in tears of worry.

"Are you okay?" asked Charles as he released the two of them.

Penny managed a small smile and nodded. "Fortunately."

"My princess." Charles stroked her head, sighing in relief that she was fine. But when he looked away from her and his eyes landed on his third son, Slater flinched.

"Dad!" Slater jumped away from his seat and hid behind Zoren, clasping the back of his chair, eyes wide at his father. "Dad, I'm sorry, okay?! I didn't mean for her to get hurt-I was a victim too!"

be the one to protect your little

heads, not wanting to get further involved. Haines sighed while looking at

between Slater and Charles,

was an awkward position to be in. So he just

and I'll teach you a

Charles from approaching Slater. She waited for her husband to look back at her before she emphasized, "This is not the time

is not the right time for this!" Slater backed up hurriedly, only to receive a glare

seat and moved the chair closer to his in-laws. "Madam

her lips together and glanced up at her daughter's husband. Until now, she had been in disbelief that Penny got married without telling them. Even so, she wasn't angry

she said with a short smile as she took

same time, Charles arched a brow at Zoren, who had

Slater's chair closer. Zoren offered a brief smile before Charles let out a sharp "hmp!" and took the chair beside his wife.

a hurry, Zoren chose to stay in the corner with his wife's brothers. Atlas glanced at Zoren, quietly pulling out a magazine from the side of the couch. His action brought

take a seat, Slater jumped into the vacant

brother-in-law. He didn't say anything, but his taunting face

the role model of anti-bullying?' Zoren wondered, but expecting such behavior

Zoren approaching. Slater leaned closer

eyes turning to Zoren's side profile. All he got in return from the latter

the entire family gathered in the

Charles, and even Haines took turns scolding Penny for letting herself get hurt. Not that they didn't understand her if it

for

tongue after their constant admonishments, turning to Atlas, who was squeezed into the couch with Slater and Zoren. "Atlas, did you settle the