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

Chapter 493: A war freak

The first dinner of the Bennet family with Zoren went smoothly. There wasn't much to note, aside from Allison asking Zoren a few questions to show her interest. Slater also chimed in every once in a while, but his comments were mostly irrelevant and best ignored for the sake of one's sanity.

Haines contributed to the conversation, and surprisingly, Atlas did as well. They tried to avoid discussing business as much as possible, but there were moments when they couldn't help it. Charles, on the other hand, focused more on his daughter.

Overall, the dinner was uneventful. Meaning, it was better than she hoped for. Ignoring Slater, it was okay.

Afterward, Penny sent Zoren off before retiring to bed.

"This still hurts a bit," she mumbled, applying cream to her palm. "Good thing this cream helps. It hurt so much this morning."

She scratched her leg again, which had been stinging since she woke up. She hadn't noticed it earlier or had the time to check. Now, dressed in a comfortable nightgown, she lifted her skirt to take a look.

"Huh?" She furrowed her brows in confusion.

There, on the side of her thigh, was a small red lesion with a faint bruise. "When did I get this?"

Leaning closer to inspect, she saw a tiny dot in the middle of the red area, as if she'd been pricked by something. She had been in the hospital all day-how could she have been stung by an insect?

"Never mind that," she shook her head. "I must've gotten it when I rushed to the stage..."

Clack.

She paused at the faint sound coming from the window. It sounded like something had hit it.

Clack!

"Huh?" Penny slowly turned toward the window. Rising from the bed, she approached it cautiously. Just before she reached it, another small pebble hit the glass. "Who in the world..."

at her window, her brows furrowed

the window, she could see the noticeable

concerned, Penny

she called softly, but loud enough for Hugo to hear.

her and mouthed,

"Second Brother, there's a

the second-floor

by simply using the

pointed in a direction. His action was something

hair's not long, in case you haven't noticed." She wasn't Rapunzel, after

keep it open," was all he said,

took a few steps back, then sprinted toward the house. He leaped onto the wall, clinging to a tiny decorative ledge, before pulling himself up with ease, as if he

windowsill. "If this were a forbidden romance, you'd have successfully whisked

if it was a thriller genre, this would be unsettling, as it meant Hugo could easily abduct her if he

grunted as he pulled himself over the window

Penny clapped, her hand lightly slapping her arm. "Second Brother, you're so talented. You'd

as talented as her, for sure, was

stop clapping. You're not in a circus

and ceased her applause. "So, what's the deal? Why didn't you just use

First Brother, and Uncle Haines are

"And?"

there was another reason. Atlas had told him not to show

mouth, there was bruising on his cheekbone. One glance, and it

her with dismay, which showed on

weren't you supposed to watch over me last night?" she grumbled. "Did you get into another fight? You're starting

in disbelief.

you're a high-ranking soldier that you can do this. You can't just throw your fists around! That's not nice. Look what happened! You got hurt! Stop fighting