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

Chapter 496: Never gonna be on that other side again

Days passed, and as time continued without pause, things slowly returned to normal. Penny went back to the office two days after the incident. Though she had already been given permission to return to Zoren's home, for some reason, she hadn't done so.

One of those reasons was that she didn't want Zoren to know about her interest in someone. That someone was...

Seated on the other side of the glass, she heard a piercing buzz from the other end of the room. She watched as the metal door opened, revealing an officer escorting an inmate inside.

The inmate was the person who had attacked Slater - the same person who claimed to have lived an extra lifetime, just like Penny. After the brief ceremony of the officer removing one cuff from the man, only to attach it to a bar on the side, Penny glanced at the officer and blinked slowly. Without a word, the officer lowered his head and, instead of staying in the room to keep watch, he stepped

out.

"Hah." The inmate sneered as the officer left, glancing over his shoulder before locking eyes with Penny. "It's you."

Her brows lifted, but she said nothing.

"You're the one who ruined my plans. That's you," he clarified, laughing with a twisted grin. "What's your name again? Something like... Panffle? Peter? Pinty? Ah, whatever. It's Miss Bennet. The first name doesn't matter."

He faced her again, still grinning. "What matters is that you are going to be doomed."

"I'm not the one on the other side of the glass," she remarked calmly. "Between us, your doom is closer than mine."

"Haha!" His laughter was eerie, enough to send chills down anyone's spine. "Oh, Miss Bennet. How foolish you are."

to reveal that she believed him. Besides, she was here to learn what he

life. She sometimes wondered how useful it would have been to know someone else knew about their first life. Though this wasn't what she meant by

me to read your fortune?" the man asked, his eyes gleaming with both excitement and malice. "In the future, you'll find yourself sitting on this side of the

as she watched him

regret ever protecting that brother of yours. He's not worth it, Miss Bennet. They'll all turn their backs on you, just like Slater Bennet turned his back on me!" Suddenly, the man slammed his fist against the steel surface, the sharp noise

gone back in time, like her, could know. 'It does seem like he was reborn, just like me,' she thought. 'How else would he

continued, clicking his tongue and shaking his head. "You were innocent, but no one believed you. Even until the day you died, you were hated

clasped her hands in her

In the final moments of her first life, she was despised—not just by her family and the world, but by herself most of

that so?" she finally spoke, her calm voice cutting through his maniacal

"It's horrible."

"It is."

shrugged, but before he could

that doesn't make sense to most people, I'd like to hear it. It might even save you

you! That

why did

mouth, but no words came out. He leaned back slightly,

your story?" she quipped. "Need help with some inspiration? How about this: he killed you because if he didn't, he would've been the one to

talking about,

claim of being reborn, especially since your story has so many holes." Penny leaned back, still challenging him. "But if you were reborn, how did you end up so pathetic? I did some background checks, and frankly, I was astounded by how pitiful you are. Two lifetimes... and you still end