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

Chapter 1193: Love and hate

"Foolish Third Brother... why... didn't you tell me you were sad?"

A hiccup escaped Penny's gritted teeth as she tightened her hold on Slater's chest. "Yes, you hurt me. And yes, at one point, I hated you. At one point, I wished I wasn't your sister - I didn't want to be your family anymore."

"Am I still angry? I didn't know that I still am. I am so angry because I remember every hurtful thing you said and did, and if I can... I want to slap you until I can no longer raise my hand," she continued through her tears. "It hurts - it still hurts when I remember it."

Penny looked up at him, barely seeing through her blurry vision. "I didn't deserve that. I deserved better. And a part of me still wants you — all of you— to beg and regret everything you did to me. After all, I didn't do anything wrong, aside from being born."

"What else did I do to deserve such hate? What else did I do to get hurt so much? All my life, I've wondered if I would've been happier if Uncle Haines hadn't shown up that time. If Nina hadn't gotten sick, everyone wouldn't have known she wasn't the real daughter. And if you didn't know... then I wouldn't be so hurt by the people who I thought saved me from hell." Her chin quivered as her heart clenched painfully, punching his chest weakly.

"You hated me, you pulled me down, and stomped on my feelings. You hurt me at every turn you could, just because you could." Each word made her punch his chest just a little harder, but it only made him stagger back slightly. "Even in the end, no one was there to tell me they believed me. If only one person... just one person had told me they believed me, then I probably would've fought till the end. But even that, no one listened. Instead, the last thing I remember from my brother is that look of disappointment in his eyes."

"I hate you. I hated First Brother. I hated Second Brother. I hated all of you for giving me just a glimpse of hope, only to crush it again and again." This time, her fist settled on his chest as tears stained her cheeks. "But... despite all of that, I still want to live. Just one more time-one last struggle. I want to live without this pain, without this hatred, and without this malice. I want to live where I can genuinely say I am happy."

But... you're family. Family that I hated, but care about just as much. And if I'm

if he's kind of mean about it. Second Brother has always been someone I could trust with anything — no matter what. Nina changed and became someone very close to my heart; she became the sister I never had." She paused, swallowing the tension in her throat. "Aunt Jessa, Yuri, Yugi - they might play a smaller role in my life,

thought existed: Uncle Wild, Grandma Pierson, Butler Hubert, Butler Lee, Angel, and those who trusted me and helped me become the person I

lose a childish bet. My pets scare you, but you tried to learn and tame them so you could play with me. You did a lot of bad things, including bombarding me with messages, but in its strangest way, I secretly read

shouting, "... what do you think I would feel when I know my brother tried to take his life, and in return, regained his memories from his first life?! Yes, this made me angry, but how can I stay angry when I know that my brother, who has always been there for me in his weirdest and most annoying way, needed help at one point and no one else was there

attempt to hurt me more?! Her voice echoed sharply in the air, along with her sobs. Penny shook him aggressively until she felther strength slip away, eventually hanging her head low until

"How could you not

first life truly matter

already have this one?"

me." Mustering her courage, Penny looked up at him fiercely. "Does

our lives weigh heavier than the present, to the point that it dictates how

this life?"

her lips