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

Chapter 1235: Fear is normal

Silence reigned in Penny's office for minutes as she processed what Finn had just told her. Seated in an armchair while Finn sat on the sofa, she tapped her index finger against the armrest.

"Finn." After a long pause, her soft voice sliced through the thick air. "Have you considered that he's bluffing just to get you riled up?"

"No." Finn shook his head, his eyes locked on hers. "I know him, Penny. In my previous life, Zoren asked me to stay by his side. We spent years together- partners. I know him. He wouldn't joke about something like that."

"Are you sure?"

"A hundred percent." Finn nodded firmly. "This isn't the first time he mentioned it. He told me before that the person who killed him wasn't a man but a woman. Back then, I shrugged it off because I could never fully trust anything he said."

"What makes you believe him now?"

"I saw it." He paused, taking a deep breath as he recalled his brief encounter with Jonathan. "I saw it in his eyes, Penny. He might be good at poker, but if there's anything he can't fake, it's the suppressed rage in his eyes."

Finn huffed and leaned closer to her chair. "Penny, he warned me. And I know him -he's going to kill Nina. Even if he dies, someone else will carry out his orders. I'm certain he's already set her death in motion." freewebnovel.com

"You have your men watching her, but I can't take any risks," he muttered under his breath. "Nina is all I have. She's your sister. We need to do something."

Penny went quiet again, studying the desperation lingering in his eyes. This was the first time Finn had come to her in such a panic, and she understood why. No matter how composed someone was, when their loved ones were in danger, fear and impatience were inevitable.

she had kept to herself. "I already assigned more people to watch over her. My husband also increased

more people

and Benjamin were abducted-I was tricked by a child," she admitted. Until now, she had only told Finn she was fine when he asked the next day. "I made a mistake. I underestimated a child, and it nearly cost me

tensed, but

woman." Her voice lowered. "I couldn't see their faces properly because of

eyes. "That woman said something about 'erasing all their mistakes.' I think what she meant was that whoever we're up against wants to start over-a clean slate. And from what I gathered, one of those mistakes they want to erase is Nina. That woman

"You knew this and didn't think

I said, I didn't want to add more confusion to an already chaotic

"But we're allies!"

also my future brother-in-law,

still in recove

She

Finn. And it's not that I don't trust you. You're marrying into my family, and that alone obligates me to give you the benefit

security for everyone-including you and me. That woman and that child nearly killed me. That night, they taught me a valuable lesson. I may not consider them friends

would've died. If only they wanted to kill her,

to let that happen again - not to her or to the people she

to tell you after our family dinner." She nodded at him. "I wasn't planning on keeping it a secret. I respect our alliance, and

exhaled a heavy sigh. "As much as