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

Chapter 625: Just a matter of priority

If only Mark had foreseen that this would be the cost of respecting Penny's request, he would have stayed stubborn. But earlier today, despite how authoritative her tone was, it sounded as if she desperately needed it.

"I see." Angel nodded in understanding, casting his eyes at the door. "So, that's what happened."

Now, it made sense to Angel. For a moment, he thought that if Mark didn't have a good explanation, he would take it as an offense. However, Mark was also just following orders, and as someone who had been working with Penny, Angel understood what it felt like to be in Mark's shoes.

Penny, after all, rarely made requests. Thus, when she asked for one, her people would often grant it without making a fuss. Even Wild wouldn't have the heart to say no to her when she needed some time to think and reflect.

"Where did she go, then?" Angel blurted out, keeping tabs on Penny's schedule despite being deployed to Zoren. "As far as I remember, she didn't have any other important meetings today or this week because of Uncle Wild."

Mark shrugged. "Wherever she went today, it's probably a place she didn't want people to know about."

Thus, a question arose not just for Mark and Angel, but for everyone:

Where did she go that she would even ask Mark to withdraw the people Zoren planted in her shadow?

Mark was initially hopeful that Angel would have the answer. However, Angel and all of Penny's men wore looks of confusion. They didn't know what their expressions were conveying.

everyone around her, the answer was simple: If the people guarding her were Angel and her men, she wouldn't mind keeping them around. But she wasn't as comfortable with Mark

who should tell Zoren where she had gone today, Penny preferred that

the hallway after a while. He glanced at Angel, knowing he had been there with Zoren when all

me for a butcher knife, sentencing

"Did he kill him?"

let him become a murderer under my

Mark heaved a sigh of relief, nodding his head. "Good

was his first order; the death sentence was the second. You see the priority

"I'm in trouble."

for someone

down," Mark said quietly, standing still and gazing

Mark's side profile. After a moment, he

soon as he plopped down on the bench. "Whatever he does to punish you and everyone else, I'm out of it. I understand that you simply

in the future," Angel continued. "Things are complicated, so as part of our job,

further, understanding and appreciating Angel's response. Like Zoren, Mark was certain Angel wasn't pleased with the situation. After all, Angel had been guarding Penny before she sent them to Zoren, and even under Zoren, he was doing his job

Mark and Zoren's other guards were incompetent, but sometimes, Zoren would purposely leave himself open when he wanted to

was giving Angel the same request he would give Mark. However, Angel didn't seem the type to listen to his boss if

in his direction. "We're just different because we're coming from different places. I might not understand your