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

Chapter 700

Chapter 700: Everything

"So, in a way... that guy and what happened to me... is technically your fault?"

A moment of silence enveloped the ward as none of the three-Zoren, Penny, and Hugo-spoke another word. They looked at each other, with Penny mulling over her second brother's remarks.

"Technically, you shouldn't be there, you know?" she replied after a minute, and all Hugo could think was, 'There she goes again.'

It was no secret that Penny had a bad habit of saving her own skin before considering others. It wasn't that she didn't know how to take accountability, but there were times when she would argue against it.

"Never mind that. It's not important," Hugo waved dismissively. "What's important is what I think we all know."

Those people Charles was talking about were still lingering in the shadows.

Zoren and Penny nodded in understanding, letting the silence settle for a moment. They looked at each other before Hugo asked, "What are we going to do with this?"

"This happened the reason I was in that bar in the first place is because of Allen. I'm helping First Brother investigate what happened to him. He believed that Allen must have found out something, which is why he ended up like that."

"So," Hugo continued, darting his gaze between the two, "what now?" freewebnovel.com

Zoren pressed his lips into a thin line, shifting his gaze to Penny as he waited for her decision. He knew this was something Penny should decide on.

'Finn, Allen... are they connected?' Penny squinted, reminded of Jonathan's presence during her execution. 'What is his connection to the people who were after Dad?'

happened to Finn

Hugo

had only called Penny that night, and before she could tell

a few hours before this happened to Allen," Zoren explained. "He's in

right?" Hugo shrugged. "That guy's a psycho. He had it coming, considering the people he

brother before glancing at Zoren. "Second Brother,

"And why is that?"

be an ally we

eyebrow, a bit

as part of the collateral damage. Or rather, let's consider him

her

dher

lying. "And this guy over here. Let's just say they knew something they shouldn't have, or perhaps they came too close to whatever information the people who did this didn't

just say that's the case," Hugo nodded. "The question is, what is it? What did these

Penny slowly turned her head toward the partition, prompting Hugo and Zoren to look in the same direction. "That's why we need them to wake up-all of

need to spell it out. "I'll look after this guy," he volunteered. "I'm sure things are different on his side, considering that even his

"I already placed people to

at Zoren, who

his assistant," Zoren explained in a knowing tone. "But I'm afraid that by doing so, First Brother is leaving himself

about that. Sometimes his ego is a little vulnerable," she reminded him, though she didn't disapprove. "I've already put people on Nina and Finn. They'll

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