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

Chapter 1065: Do what you see fit.

[OLD PIERSON RESIDENCE]

Butler Hubert dismissed the maids from the dining room as Old Mrs. Pierson was with Atlas Bennet.

"Oh, my dear, Atlas." Old Mrs. Pierson held Atlas's hand affectionately. "I heard about the good news. Thank you, my dearest. I know this is a heavy burden to carry, and I apologize for it."

Atlas offered Old Mrs. Pierson a subtle, kind smile-a smile that would shock the entire world if they saw it. "It's not a burden at all, Grandma. I told you I'd think about it."

"The Pierson Family is such a headache. I'm sure they were all watching. They would never take their eyes off of you until they see you make a mistake."

"Then, that only means I cannot make mistakes."

"Mistakes happen, whether you want them to or not."

"They do, but not for you," he argued calmly. "Otherwise, I don't know how you were able to stay so long disciplining all those troublemakers. Not to mention, for a woman—no offense-but I believe that during your time, having a woman lead such a big family was ten times harder than now."

Old Mrs. Pierson laughed out loud, agreeing that her family was truly a bunch of troublemakers. "It wasn't easy, and I used to fight a lot." She grinned meaningfully. "But that doesn't mean I didn't make mistakes here and there."

"And no one ever said a word about it?"

shook her head, leaning closer as she pulled his hand in tighter. "My dearest, the secret to lasting in the Pierson Family and the company is not avoiding mistakes. It's making sure no one sees

"Oh."

all waiting for me to make a mistake so they could attack me and bring me down, where they could trample me mercilessly. It doesn't matter how many good things I've done one mistake, and I'd find myself beaten to the ground. Thankfully, I also had people who covered for me. People who saw my mistakes, helped me fix them, and acted like nothing happened."

stretched. "Renren is there with you. That is why I am more confident that even if you miss something, he, Benjamin, and a few of my friends on the board will be there to

very reassuring, Grandma." Atlas nodded in

the least I could do, knowing I just sent Penelope's eldest

hand gently. "Grandma Pierson, I'm doing this for my sister. That time Zoren threw up blood... I was scared," he confessed, lifting his eyes to meet hers. "It was the first time

but if anyone was more scared than his parents, it was Atlas. The look on his sister's face that day was something already etched in Atlas's mind. Hence, if keeping

good brother," Old Mrs. Pierson's eyes softened. "Penelope... is very lucky to have you,

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"And why is that?"

been depleting our resources since she was thirteen. She stood up against Slater's bullies, encouraged Hugo to be kinder, and... she believed

Mrs. Pierson chuckled. "If you say it like that, I guess I understand your standpoint. I also feel lucky and blessed to have her in our lives. Ever since Penelope came into our lives, it just felt like

Atlas let out

Not that his family wasn't, but they usually didn't take things seriously or just nitpicked. Hence, Atlas ended up nitpickingpon them, even when he sometimes just wanted to

I came here because I want to talk about something else," Atlas broached after a momentary silence between them.

it in front of her, saying, "Since I accepted the job and was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer, I'd like to return this.

position was merely a request, not a gift. If it were a gift, Atlas wouldn't