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

Chapter 985: I can save her

[Flashback]

"Who are you people!? What do you want from me!?" Slater yelled at the top of his lungs, struggling to break free from his binds. His eyes were blindfolded, amplifying the growing dread in his heart. Even so, he didn't show the slightest sign of fear; rather, he appeared fiercer.

"What the hell do you want?!" Slater roared, grinding his teeth angrily. "Take this blindfold off, or are you scared?"

Yet, if there was anyone who was scared right now, it was him.

How could Slater not be scared?

He had just been at the convenience store to buy something to eat. Atlas hadn't returned from wherever he rushed off to earlier. Slater had planned to wait for his First Brother and hear good news from Atlas, knowing that Atlas probably had something in mind to appeal to Penny's case.

Slater should have been eating and simply waiting for Atlas.

That was the plan.

But alas, instead of staying in the small apartment he and Atlas shared, Slater found himself in an unfamiliar place — bound and blindfolded — right after being thrown into a van on his way home.

"Hello!?" he heard his voice echo. "Anybody there!? Hey! I know you're here! Don't tell me you're scared?! Hah! My brother will—"

Slater's words trailed off when he felt a rough hand squeeze his shoulder. He winced as the hands untied the knots of his blindfold. As soon as the blindfold fell onto his shoulders, the blinding lights stung his eyes.

were

he breathed out, trying to peek again. He narrowed his eyes, confirming that there were at least two large lights positioned at the

finally

heard a woman's alluring voice. The flashing light before him dimmed slightly, allowing him to open his eyes wider. He saw a figure walk over to the

behind the woman's chair, Slater couldn't

when

leg and resting it over the other. She tilted her head slightly, a smirk

she clarified.

mocked. "Great way to

being upset, and I apologize for my men's actions," she said. "I asked them to invite you for dinner,

"I don't care what problems you've got.

woman didn't answer. Instead, she maintained a slight smile while studying Slater's every movement. Her eyes were observant, watching his

teeth. "So much for twisting your words. I hate politics, and I'm not good at it. If you can't let me go, what's your plan? Kill me? Then what? Dump my

from his binds, but to no avail. His heart thudded in his chest as he thought about how he might die. If not for his

he was. However, the little dignity and pride left in him prevented him from showing any sign of weakness. Slater and

clear to him. Why was he even struggling to survive? Their family had lost everything, and this last fight was

people..." he hissed, scoffing in

crow's feet at the sides of the woman's eyes deepened, and

scoffed. "Are

She snapped her fingers, and men hidden in the shadows

do, huh?!" Slater wiggled in

surprise, instead of doing anything horrible to him, his bounds loosened. Surprised, he looked at the