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

Chapter 793: you know her?

Chapter 793: you know her?

Gasp!

The men in Penny's group from the kitchen gasped, covering their mouths at the sudden turn of events. Meanwhile, the others in the kitchen, who were peeking from the entrance, froze in place. Their mouths dropped open, wide-eyed.

Everyone stood frozen, their dilated eyes locked on William's body. Several red lights glinted off him, and they all knew that one wrong move would send blood spilling. Deep lines formed between their brows as the shock slowly subsided, replaced by utter confusion.

They could only wonder what was going on-until their eyes landed on Mark.

"Ack-" William's breath hitched the moment he met Mark's gaze. He instinctively pulled his finger back, but his face twisted when Mark yanked his hand away. Then, Mark's voice cut through the air: "Keep your hands to yourself, William Pierson."

When Mark let go, William staggered back, clutching his strained finger. When he looked up at Mark, he gasped in disbelief.

"What's going on here?" Dean muttered under his breath, darting his eyes between William and Mark. His gaze shifted toward Penny, confusion knitting his brows.

If not for Mark, Dean would've assumed all the security displays were Penny's men. After all, Penny owned one of the largest security firms in the country and internationally. It made sense that her security would be as tight as any world leader's. But the person near Penny wasn't one of her men-it was Mark, Zoren's original chief of security.

For some time, no one had seen Mark near Zoren. They assumed he was still stationed at Pierson Corporation's small headquarters, located in a volatile country. No one had realized he had returned to the country. Well, no one had seen him around Zoren because Zoren had always been with this other new security guy from the Prime Group.

his right eye. He tilted his head, casting an aghast look at Mark. "Zoren, what's the meaning of this?! Why is this

or let things unfold

he not

But before he could voice his frustration,

turned to face him. Gone was the naïve smile and innocent look

eyelashes, her tone sweet but her eyes sharp. "Still have something to say?

red. "This brat-" He stopped mid- sentence, his attention drawn to Mark, who was glaring at him. But it wasn't just Mark's stare that made his heart skip a beat—it was the panther, which had risen from

its mouth as

voice was

carried across the room. Mildred's wrinkled face deepened into a frown. Everyone could stare at Penny. Though her expression was still

been with Penny almost all night, and she had been carefree to the point of seeming foolish. But now, there was something different in her she was still fearless, but fiercer. It was hard to explain but it felt like they were

were interrupted when Dean spoke up,

kitchen exchanged looks as they

one of the onlookers in the dining hall whispered. "I think I just heard him call her

eyes in disbelief. "I don't know anymore. Is this

now?" the young woman in Penny's group murmured, her eyes wide as she assessed the situation. "First, those men appeared with

they knew each other, why didn't he mention it before?" another person