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

Chapter 1155: He did it for free

[Earlier: Prior to Penny and Zoren's arrival at the Base.]

"Oh, my god..." Penny was still in disbelief at what she had just learned from Zoren. "Butler-Butler Lee is part of the Phantom Circle? How?"

"Long story short, Butler Lee was separated from his family as a child. He led a troubled life growing up. Years later, he and Butler Hubert reunited," Zoren answered with a shrug. "It was Grandma who offered him a chance to live a quiet life."

"Grandma offered him a quiet life on the island?" Penny repeated, and he nodded. "And you offered him the opposite of that. Renren, I didn't know you had a rebellious phase!"

"I gave him something that made him feel alive."

Penny scrunched up her nose, momentarily wondering who she had married. But then again, she was grateful that her husband was being upfront about it.

Still... wasn't that a red flag?

"Don't worry. Butler Lee didn't work in the field during our group's active years," Zoren reassured her. "He simply held a position that allowed him to use his vast strategic insight. Like I said, he lived a troubled life."

Penny pursed her lips, raising a hand to stop him. "I don't want to know the details of what he used to do for a living."

Zoren smiled at her. "Don't worry. He didn't kill for a living."

"Oh, Thank God!"

"He did it for free," he added, nearly making her choke on her own sigh of relief. "Pfft-"

"Renren!" Penny yelled. "Don't joke about something so disturbing with a straight face!" She mentally wept, feeling as though Atlas's spirit had somehow seeped into her husband. How could her brothers have tainted this precious man like this?

Meanwhile, Zoren maintained his smile. "Did that make you feel less worried?"

off Third Brother and Benjamin's situation for sure,

"I'm fine."

fine," she breathed out, shaking

her back. Both of them were still sitting on their bikes, knowing they

asked, making Penny raise a brow at him. "It's lacking a little, don't you

rotten human sewage to ever crawl out from wherever they came from." Her tone hardened as their conversation shifted back to the more pressing matter. "We

though his lips pressed

the same conclusion. However, she also knew he

over his, she smiled. "The best-case scenario is that we buy their freedom and they let us go. I want to believe it'll be that easy. But we both know that's

and for sure, they'll use Third Brother and Benjamin to bleed us

one of them to find the hostages, that meant they had to...

about you,"

heart was telling

this second life- possibly the best life I could have. Going in there isn't throwing

it."

held each other's gaze. Then, his thumb

hurt," he murmured. "And I promise

the syndicate had taken were close to their

cleared her throat, lowering her voice. "The question is, how are we going to split up if we're going in

them are the worst

brows furrowed. "What do

Either they

Third Brother,

demand more." Zoren's expression darkened. "According to Butler Lee, some people have been eyeing the island. I'm sure

as he studied her face. "I need

"Huh?"