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

Chapter 1185

Chapter 1185: Lies he told

When Penny woke up, it was already near dusk. Peeking to her side, her lips curled up. There, sleeping next to her, was none other than the only person she wished to wake up to and fall asleep with. Zoren.

She rolled onto her side instinctively, almost jolting when a sharp pain shot through her thigh.

"Ouch..." she winced. "I forgot I stabbed myself."

A shallow breath slipped past her lips as she looked up at Zoren. The pain in her thigh slowly faded while she stared at her husband, smiling in relief. They hadn't said it earlier, but she was glad that neither of them was hurt too badly. Just thinking about everything they had gone through the night before-it almost felt like a dream.

A very long and exhausting dream.

"Look at us," she whispered, poking Zoren's lean cheek gently. "We're both hurt, but at the same time, we're fine."

Her soft voice and light touch stirred him awake. His eyes flickered beneath his eyelids before cracking open. Out of habit, Zoren turned his head-only to meet her gaze. He smiled.

"Good... evening?" he greeted uncertainly.

"Still afternoon," she replied softly. "How's your head?"

"Not as painful anymore. And your leg?"

"It's fine. It's not that deep... just a bit."

Zoren let out a shallow breath, his gaze never leaving hers. For a moment, silence stretched between them-but it was a peaceful kind of quiet. Even after a long nap, the disbelief of what had happened still lingered in their hearts.

Zoren, for one, couldn't believe he had left his wife alone in a building full of mad people—that he had agreed, even proposed, to separate from her.

the same

on her skin, let alone allow her to face danger alone. But last night had forced them to trust each other as individuals capable of defending themselves. Even so, he wasn't sure whether to feel reassured by that trust or

should get up and check on everyone," Penny suggested. "I'm pretty sure they're

"Mhm."

off the bed. Just as her feet touched the

turned back to him, only

that

lips together and nodded. "I agree. Don't worry,

it aloud, but now that she had rested, she recognized the mistakes she had made the night before. Yet, it wasn't regret that weighed on her-it was the guilt of putting Zoren in that situation and almost dying because she

for that woman with her questionable intentions and Zoren finding her in time, things could have ended badly.

***

and Zoren went downstairs to check on everyone, they found the place

evening, Young Master and Young Madam," Butler Lee greeted,

through the front door.

little." Penny glanced around. "Butler Lee,

still

"Sleeping?"

but it'

terrible hangovers. So, they went back their rooms to rest before their flight tomorrow. As

up a little later. They took a quick trip into town to help Sir Max with

Hugo along when he

Penny's mouth formed an O while Zoren

be fine on their

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