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

Chapter 1189: Secret

Maybe it was because of what happened the night before that Slater, Benjamin, and Ray were oddly peaceful as they played chess on the other side of the garden. Slater had only arrived a little later, but for once, he didn't nitpick at Ray. Ray, on the other hand, was trying to gain Benjamin's favor to get on Mint's good side.

It was a trio no one would have expected, but somehow, it worked.

"Wow! Another win!" Benjamin cheered as he checkmated Ray again.

"Benjamin, how are you so good at this?" Ray stared at the chessboard in disbelief. "I was so sure I was going to win this round."

Benjamin grinned. "I used to compete in chess tournaments when I was in middle school. I even represented our region in high school! I would've won if I hadn't gotten diarrhea."

"This is cheating."

"Hehehe. Now, I'm hungry!" Benjamin announced cheerfully, darting his eyes between Ray, who sat across from him, and Slater beside him. "Third Brother, let's go inside and eat. I think Miss Penny is awake by now."

Slater had been quiet even after joining them, lingering as the other two remained engrossed in their game. He hadn't come here to watch chess-he needed to talk to Benjamin about last night. But since Benjamin was preoccupied, he stayed.

"Sure," Slater nodded. "I'm a bit hungry too."

"Are you okay?" Ray asked, tilting his head. "For some reason, you haven't said anything to hurt my feelings. It's a little concerning that we're sharing the same space so peacefully."

"Don't make me start," Slater hissed.

clicked his tongue. "Fine, let's go back in.

and Benjamin shot

Ex-he meant Penny.

when did they have

delusional prick," Slater muttered as he stood. "He really is meant to die

head. Even though Ray played chess with him, there was no way he would allow Mint to date the

how he ended up in this famous star section and still acts like this, Benjamin thought. Is it just because he's the

thoughts to themselves. Meanwhile, Ray happily skipped ahead, humming Penny's name as

they walked back to the main castle, Slater glanced at Benjamin.

throat loudly, catching Benjamin's attention. "Uh, Benjamin, about last

the words wouldn't come out. He didn't know where to start. He had told Benjamin last night to fill him in later, but that never happened. The situation had kept them too busy to talk, pushing aside important matters. But he knew Benjamin would start asking

off again, shaking his head. "You had questions last

then his mouth curled into a smile. His face brightened. "I already did, and

only thing that matters to me," Benjamin clarified, cutting him off. "If you were possessed, that's a different story. But you got us out of there, and things ended better than expected. Everyone's safe. That's all that

written across his face.

I'm going to keep my mouth shut too. The good thing about having

shifting his

to say. So, I alway@make sure not to listen or know

harshly on their hair. Slater studied Benjamin's side profile while the latter

Benjamin already knew.

wasn't dim -he had simply put the pieces together. And instead of prying, he had chosen to keep the secret. Or