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

Chapter 660: It's as simple as that

"Hah! I can't do this — I'm done!" Nathaniel huffed out a jagged breath, collapsing on his knees until he was lying on his back. He didn't care about the dirt that clung to him as he fell into exhaustion.

This was something he wasn't surprised about. After an entire day of digging with barely any breaks, he usually collapsed until he could no longer lift an arm. Today was no different, and perhaps tomorrow would be the same.

Just thinking about tomorrow made him tear up.

What a life!

As Nathaniel caught his breath, a shadow slowly stretched over him. In no time, he was staring at a pair of bright olive eyes hovering above him.

"Miss Penelope," he called helplessly, assuming she had come to tell him to keep digging. "I can't do this anymore. The entire garden looks like a field of whack-a- mole. Can I continue tomorrow?"

Asking for forgiveness was something he had already lost hope for. Thus, he chose to ask her to let him continue tomorrow. After all, being able to work tomorrow meant he got to live another day. It wasn't the best way to survive, but dying had always scared him.

Penny studied the exhausted look on Nathaniel's face, smiling in satisfaction. Compared to the last time she saw him, Nathaniel had truly lost quite a lot of weight. However, hearing him adjust to his way of life was satisfying in its own right.

"Get up," she said, making his face crumple in dismay.

"Miss Penelope..." a whimper escaped him, his eyes teary. "Please, I can't continue anymore today. I can't dig—"

"I asked the kitchen to prepare you some dinner." She raised her brows briefly, giving him a meaningful look. "There are plenty of people in here. So, if you don't get up now and end up missing your chance for a nice dinner, it's no one's fault but... yours."

Even before Penny could finish, Nathaniel crawled to his feet and stood in front of her. She smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

she said. "I'll

his brows, watching Penny turn around and walk away. "Miss Penelope? Miss

he saw in return was Penny's hand waving dismissively without

and Chunchun immediately jumped

fixed on her figure.

heaving a sigh of relief when another possibility crossed his mind. His

tried, this place was surrounded by bodyguards, making it impossible for him to

he clasped his hands together, begging the heavens as he gazed up. "Don't take away my life - I'm

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to his surprise, when he returned to the guesthouse, there was a pair of new clean clothes waiting for him He had

Penny's plans for him.

things to salvage himself. If it was truly inevitable, then he had already written his last

other end of the table, Nathaniel gazed at the

toward him to urge him to serve himself. "I asked the kitchen to prepare all these meals

"Huh?"

these your

his eyes glossed over the dishes, he gulped nervously. This made him more

gaze to her with a

what you think it

quietly, nodding.

her foot as her leg rested over the other. "Well, if that is what you believe, then shouldn't

Penelope, do you know why people on death row get their last meal before execution?"