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

Chapter 568: Evil. That was who she was!

Without thinking twice, Mark listened to his gut feeling and ran back to the guesthouse. Aside from the work ethic her men told him about, there was one thing Angel had told Mark in all seriousness:

[She's very sharp. So, don't lie to her because she'll know.]

Angel's words repeated in his mind like a broken record, and when Mark reached the guesthouse, what Angel said proved to be true: Nathaniel wasn't there anymore.

Standing in front of the bedroom where Nathaniel had been staying, Mark fished his phone out and called one of the men.

"She's with that guy, Nathaniel," he breathed out, his heart thudding. "Check the CCTVs and see if they snuck out. The rest can keep looking."

"We're already on it-oh, we found her..." the person on the other end of the line trailed off.

Picking up on the sudden silence, Mark's expression darkened. "What is it?"

"Uh... Captain?" The person sounded unsure. "They didn't sneak out, but..."

"But?"

"Uh... I think you need to go there and see for yourself. We're also not sure what's going on here," said the person. "They're near the greenhouse in the garden storage area."

Without waiting for them to finish, Mark ended the call and ran to the location where Penny and Nathaniel were. He wasn't sure what was happening, but if his men said they were not sure, then it was definitely not good.

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Meanwhile, the person on the other end of the line bent over. He placed a hand on the desk, checking the CCTV. In one of the footage clips, all they could see was a bit of Nathaniel's head.

Where Penny and Nathaniel were was a blind spot. If not for Nathaniel's head bobbing and something moving up in the air, they wouldn't have known they were there at all.

on in there?" asked the man to the person seated in the chair. The latter squinted before

them exchanged worried glances before they decided to follow Mark just to be sure. For all they knew, Penny might have just had another drink. Or perhaps she hadn't. But one

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for her, they also received new information about where she was and who she was with. Thus, everyone ran

was.

if her leg were casually resting over the other. For some reason, he approached cautiously. Soon, Penny, seated on one

sighing in relief for a reason he didn't understand. Mark relaxed his shoulders and approached her quietly. "Miss Penelope, I was

trailed off because when he walked closer and passed the little shed that obstructed his view, he saw a pit and Nathaniel in it. The pit was deep; he could only see Nathaniel from the waist up. The rest of Nathaniel's body was already buried in

Penny smiled at him, snapping Mark out

to see her smiling. "Is everything alright, Miss Penny? What's going

as you can see... we're doing some gardening," Penny explained with

confused. 'This doesn't

me.'

guy is digging the ground for the seed," she

gazed up at them. His expression was pale, and he was covered in sweat. His hair was

called in between deep breaths, barely able to force a smile. "Is this okay now? I think this

Penny glanced around the pit and smiled. Instead of answering

He stood on the side and gazed down at it, shaking his head. "No, it's

and

Madam...!" Nathaniel protested. "Just how much deeper do you need? What kind of

is six feet,' was what Mark wanted to say, snapping his eyes at Penny and then at the

suspended temporarily. He looked up at Penny, his eyes slowly dilating and

pleasing Penny to realize

It was for him.

The seed... was him.