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.

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 and

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

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

slightly as he recalled Zoren's actions. "He asked me for a butcher knife, sentencing the person who harmed her to

"Did he kill him?"

think I'd let him become a murderer

Mark heaved a sigh of relief,

I don't think his anger has quelled," Angel remarked matter-of-factly. "Calling you here was his first order; the death sentence was the second. You see the priority

"I'm in trouble."

quite relaxed for someone who knows

quietly, standing still and

side profile. After a moment, he shrugged and sauntered over to the

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 listened to her order, but this could have easily turned for the

the future," Angel continued. "Things are complicated, so as part of our job, we have to make decisions despite the complexity. You're still lucky this is all

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

security. Not that Mark and Zoren's other guards were incompetent, but sometimes, Zoren would purposely leave himself open when he wanted to experience

probably was giving Angel the same request he would give Mark. However, Angel didn't seem

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