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.

said. "I'll wait

and walk away.

in return was Penny's hand waving dismissively without looking back at

gently, and Chunchun immediately jumped into her arms while Renny walked

the same spot, eyes fixed on her figure. His dry mouth parted, wondering if she had

he whispered, almost heaving a sigh of relief when another possibility crossed his mind. His face soured as

almost fled with his tail between his legs. But alas, even if he tried, this place was surrounded by bodyguards, making it

he gazed up. "Don't take away my

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to the guesthouse, there was a pair of new clean clothes waiting for him He had been doing his own laundry on top of digging the

suspicion about Penny's

to salvage himself. If it was truly inevitable,

at the other end of the table, Nathaniel gazed at

him to urge him

"Huh?"

these your favorite

at the food on the table. As his eyes glossed over the dishes, he gulped

Penelope." Slowly, he lifted his gaze to her with a conflicted smile. "Is this my

you think

whimpered quietly, nodding. "Is

other. "Well, if that is what you believe, then shouldn't you eat to your heart's

get their last meal before execution?" Nathaniel cried out. "The last meal