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

Chapter 774: It’s poisonous

Chapter 774: It's poisonous

"Mhm. He is."

Deep lines appeared between Mildred's brows as she looked at Penny in disbelief. Penny, on the other hand, simply let out a sigh. This wasn't part of her plan. Aside from surprising Zoren, she thought gathering information behind the scenes would be helpful.

However, things were spiraling out of control.

She hadn't shooed Mark away and warned everyone not to intervene unless her life was in danger. After all, she had promised Zoren and his men not to

completely push them away-just like that time when she ended up with a stitch in her head.

In other words, she was certain Zoren's shadow team and Mark were watching everything unfold. They weren't intervening just because her life wasn't in danger.

But they were wrong!

All Penny wanted right now was for them to save her. Hence, her regret for warning them not to meddle with her business-whatever it was. If only she had known there was someone like Mildred in the kitchen, she wouldn't have told them that. Even though the grand entourage was embarrassing, it was probably better than this.

"Your husband... is higher than the First Branch?" Mildred repeated, gasping. Penny nodded, interpreting Mildred's reaction as shock. "You mean the main branch?"

Penny nodded again. "His name is Zoren Pierson."

"You are... you are..." Mildred's breath hitched as her eyes widened. "... you are saying... you are Zoren Pierson's wife?"

before stepping closer. She reduced the distance between them and spoke quietly. "I didn't want to say this before, for some reason, but

looked at Mildred apologetically. She felt guilty for dropping this bombshell and surprising the old

do was pull the Pierson card. This was exactly what Penny was doing now, and she could feel it in her

mix of emotions. Just when Penny thought Mildred would console her, she had already prepared her speech to stop Mildred from "apologizing" to the matriarch of the house, but Mildred's expression quickly changed to something bitter and displeased. She

"What?" Penny said, confused.

Mildred held her head, feeling dizzy as she thought of the things she'd told Penny and how Penny had

point, Penny was speechless. She opened and closed her mouth, but

you don't have to lie. If I'm scolding you, then just take the scolding and listen! It's for your

to mention, you're claiming-" Mildred suddenly stopped, looking around the backyard where they'd been arguing. She stepped closer to Penny, grinding her teeth, and then spoke in a hushed tone. "You're claiming to be the wife of the head of the family! Even at

"Huh?"

she had mentioned before. "It's a good thing it was

She continued, "Claiming to be the wife of the head of the family-Zoren Pierson would decapitate you. If not, he'd have your tongue cut off so you won't

took it as Penny's realization

sighed for the umpteenth

head. "I'll warn you

everything I say, and you'll live a

year. That day, you'll do kitchen work during

about working in the kitchen instead of enjoying dinner. with the rest of the family, but they still returned every year. Why? Because except for the night of the family meeting, they were all living

use it as an insult to those in the kitchen, as they had

Why don't you believe

were, you wouldn't be in the kitchen!" Mildred scolded with a loud