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?"

thought those people would come down here to invite us," the other woman quietly remarked. "I thought you had more dignity, but it seems you think being here

"You-"

point in fighting. If anyone hears about a fight here, we might as well forget about

you don't want to join the gathering, that's fine. But don't

However, she didn't bother acknowledging the glare she was receiving and quietly resumed

Meanwhile...

the woman in Penny's group

hung up on his mother blurted out. "Surely, the first branch has a different

guy nodded and sighed. "From what I've heard, he's likely to become the next head if... ahem. Never

that whatever you were going to say is terrible," the woman cast him a sharp look. "If anyone heard what I

his wife

I even try to say that Dean Pierson is going to be the next head if the head of

finish this so we

energy starting to dwindle again. However, just as he spoke, his

two. "Huh? Where

she go?"

depressed guy asked, and the woman

other guy was

was just here a second

face twitched when she saw Penny smiling at her from under the table.

"Heh... hehehe."

the table, only to see Penny underneath it. Their faces twisted

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

reached out to his hand, letting him help her up. When she finally stood, she sighed and checked

other woman. "Look at your dress. It's stained