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

Chapter 796: Untouchable

Chapter 796: Untouchable

Just when everyone thought the shocks were over, they realized they were wrong. All eyes followed Penny as she strolled toward the table, plucked a grape, and sat on Zoren's armrest.

"As for me, I'm joining my new family for my first family dinner as a Pierson. It's a little late, but hi?"

A sweet smile spread across Penny's face as she popped the grape into her mouth, leaving everyone unsure whether she was savoring the taste of the fruit or their reactions.

"What did you say?" Karina, William's daughter, blurted out, her disbelief plain. Her eyes darted between Penny and Zoren, who was casually looking up at Penny with a smile.

"This grape is good," Penny remarked to Zoren, who nodded at her. "We should take some home later."

"Sure." Zoren nodded again before tilting his head, looking at William over

Penny's torso. "You were saying?"

William's face went blank. "Huh?"

"You mentioned earlier that you wanted a word with her husband," Zoren reminded him. "What was it you wanted to discuss with me..."

He trailed off, his lips curving upward as if a thought had suddenly lightened his mood. "... about my wife?"

Wife?

For a moment, silence fell over the dining hall, thick enough for them to hear their own heartbeats. All eyes turned to Penny, who was calmly munching grapes, while Zoren stared in William's direction.

Belle whispered, almost falling off her chair. "Did he just say... she... is

but in the silence, it echoed in every corner of the room. Her remark left everyone holding their breath, wide-eyed, as they stared at

the other hand, nearly fell to her knees. Her complexion paled further, her eyes wider than

in disbelief. "That young woman... is the matriarch

like Belle's, felt like a bucket of ice water poured over the crowd. Ashley, despite her shock, managed to hold Mildred steady. Meanwhile, even the kitchen staff, still peeking from the entrance, felt their knees go weak, with some of them giving in and slumping to

Thud!

I'm definitely doomed," mumbled a young woman who had been in Penny's kitchen

Thud!

slumped to the carpet, defeated. "I said this and that to her...

irises dilated, and

turned her sharp gaze to

with a

he muttered under his breath, refusing to accept this turn of events. It felt like a nightmare, something

hope this was just

a trembling finger at Zoren and Penny. "Zoren, what do you mean-this

busy person, and it's up to her whether or not

mouth lifted in a friendly smile. "Didn't you say you were curious about what kind of woman could capture my heart? Now you know

at William. "Do you believe me now when I say she's not someone to take lightly? That she's

slightly as he recalled his encounter with Zoren earlier today in the lift. Zoren had mentioned that William wouldn't want Penny here,

this was what

Zoren murmured, casting his gaze back to Penny, "...do you still want to press charges against the matriarch of

in Zoren's eyes as he turned back to

William

if she was in charge of Zoren's security, that was all. She had no standing in the family beyond Ker duties. But if Penny was part