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

Chapter 769: Peel well

Chapter 769: Peel well

Standing in front of Dean, Mildred smiled nervously. "Young Master Dean, what brought you here to the kitchen? Is there something wrong with the food?" freewebnovel.com

"No." Dean shook his head, his eyes scanning the kitchen. "I'm looking for... a sneaky rat."

"A rat?" Mildred furrowed her brows. "Young Master, I don't think I've seen a rat in here. Even if there was, it couldn't get in. This place has been sanitized for the past few days in preparation for the family gathering. So, it's impossible."

Dean didn't listen to Mildred and continued to look around. Deep lines appeared between his brows as he checked each woman in the kitchen, but there wasn't the person he was searching for. Meanwhile, Mildred couldn't help but tilt her head to the side.

"Young Master?" she called carefully, wondering why Dean was looking around instead of checking the lower parts of the kitchen since he was supposedly looking for a rat.

"Never mind." After a minute, Dean breathed out and looked back at Mildred. Without saying anything further, he turned his back on her.

"Young Master, don't worry. If I see a rat, I'll definitely let you know!" Mildred called after him sweetly, almost making those she had been bossing around look at her in dismay. She wasn't nearly as sweet to them.

Dean only glanced over his shoulder before nodding. Without a word, he walked away quietly.

Mildred stayed in the same spot, still wearing the same smile on her face. Even when Dean was out of sight, she kept smiling until that smile slowly disappeared.

"For a second, I thought there was something wrong with the food," she grumbled to herself, holding on to the wall as her knees wobbled. "Oh, my goodness. My heart..."

While Mildred was trying to recover, a few people in the kitchen couldn't help but start buzzing around. Others just didn't care and continued with their tasks.

"For a second, I thought he came here to ask us all to join them."

"Seriously? That's Dean Pierson from the First Branch. What do you expect from them?"

down here to invite us," the other woman quietly remarked. "I thought you had more dignity, but it seems you

"You-"

her be," the second speaker stopped the first, shaking her head. "There's no point in fighting. If

you don't want to join the gathering, that's fine. But don't think everyone feels the same

However, she didn't bother acknowledging the glare she

Meanwhile...

in Penny's group sighed. "I've always just seen him

up on his mother blurted out. "Surely, the

what I've heard, he's likely to become the next

the woman cast him a sharp look. "If anyone heard what I think you were

wife shared love, that love wasn't as indestructible as the romances in novels and

is going to be the next head if the head of the family dies?'

just finish this so

dwindle again. However, just as he spoke, his brows rose as he darted

two. "Huh? Where

she go?"

guy asked, and

who the other guy was referring

here

looking down at the table they were using. Her face twitched when she saw Penny smiling at her from under the table.

"Heh... hehehe."

looked down at the table, only to see

okay?" the man who had lied to his mother offered his hand to Penny. "Here. Let me

Penny reached out to his hand, letting him help her up. When

you okay?" asked the other woman. "Look at your dress. It's