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!"

if that is the case, you should be the one to protect

Atlas and Hugo simply shook their heads, not wanting

for Zoren, caught between Slater and Charles, he was rendered speechless. Zoren:

person behind him, it was an awkward position to

I'll teach you

for her husband to look back at her before she emphasized, "This is not the time for

for this!" Slater backed up hurriedly,

quietly rose from his seat and moved the chair closer to his in-laws. "Madam Bennet, please take

daughter's husband. Until now, she had been in disbelief that Penny got married without telling

she said with a short smile as she took the

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

let out a sharp "hmp!" and took

Zoren, quietly pulling out a magazine from the side of the couch.

about to take

up at his unwanted brother-in-law. He didn't say anything, but his taunting face screamed, 'I got

wondered, but expecting such behavior from Slater, he

won, he saw Zoren approaching. Slater leaned closer to Atlas's side

to Zoren's side profile. All he got

family gathered in the

casual questions about her situation and well-being, the parents shifted into nagging mode. Allison Charles, and even Haines took turns scolding Penny for letting herself get hurt. Not that

was normal for parents

clicked his tongue after their constant admonishments, turning to Atlas, who was squeezed into the couch with Slater and Zoren. "Atlas, did you settle the matter? What happened to the person who did