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

Chapter 799

Chapter 799: Denial

Chapter 799: Denial

Was it anger Dean felt? Was it dismay? Or was he just utterly terrified?

The more Dean thought about what had happened tonight, the harder it was to pinpoint the exact emotion that was squeezing his chest. All he could do was continue to stare in the direction where Penny had left, even though the cars were no longer in sight.

Penny had only been in Anteca for a few months. It wasn't even half a year yet, and she had just announced tonight that she was married.

"Impossible," he whispered, his eyes falling as he tried to find any loopholes in this. This could be just a play, and knowing Penny, it wouldn't surprise him. Perhaps this was just a contract—an agreement Penny and Zoren had made for mutual benefits.

After all, it was too abrupt - too absurd!

Penny wouldn't fall for someone so easily. She was the type of person who had the biggest trust issues. There was no way she would trust Zoren just like that. There had to be something more—there had to be more to the story, like... being Zoren's Thursday Girl.

The sudden thought that had almost slipped Dean's mind was akin to a bucket of ice water pouring down on him. For a moment, his face stiffened, and his entire body froze.

'Don't tell me...' his thoughts trailed off, his hand balling into a tight fist. '... don't tell me she found out? They found out?'

When? How?

Then it hit him.

introduced herself as Zoren's Thursday Girl. At the time, Dean hadn't thought much of it because there was no way Zoren would've fallen for that scheme so easily. Even if Zoren did, he was

to be mostly business. Moreover, Penny had already given up on her Thursday Guy a long time ago. Dean

Was this the reason?

known each other for a long time and rekindled their memories,

centered around Penny and Zoren's relationship. No matter how these ideas made sense to him, he

couldn't just accept

his eyes open slowly. "... that's right. From what I heard,

was the real wife if Zoren had been married five years ago. Because five years ago, Dean and Penny were still working on a small project together,

to this story than what it appeared. Even though the idea of Penny and Zoren discovering their shared history seemed to make

and more acceptable

something about it. But as soon as he did, he stopped upon seeing the person standing several

"Why are you still

answering, studied Dean's face quietly.

"What?"

reason, Dean?" Her question sounded vague, but the two of

wavered

the family dynamics that were brewing before she left. From what she remembered everyone had been leaning on Dean to be the next head of

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