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

Chapter 1240: Speaking of the devil...

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"Charles?" Allison furrowed her brows, stopping from wiping the table when she noticed Charles had stopped.

For once, Allison had already told her husband not to help with the restaurant. After all, Charles was assisting Penny because their daughter had bought out the Miller Company, but for some reason, she hadn't put it under the Prime Group. Hence, Allison understood that her husband already had a full plate. She didn't want to bother him anymore.

But alas, here he was, helping out to clean the restaurant.

"Honey, are you okay?" she asked, walking over to him to check. "You just stopped all of a sudden. Are you hurt anywhere?"

Charles flashed her a smile. "Nothing, honey. I'm just... I feel like our children are talking about me. Or maybe they're picturing me in a very strange way."

"Charles." Allison huffed, looking him dead in the eye. "Why do you always think that our children would talk bad about their father?"

Because all their children inherited just his bad traits from him? It was still a good thing that they got their mother's beauty, so he could forgive them.

"Where are they, by the way?" he asked with a sigh.

"Atlas told me they'd be spending dinner at Zoren's and Penny's home."

"I knew it!"

that our children are getting along? Even without us, they'd have dinner together. Knowing they're getting along well is a good

me, Charles. Your children don't care about you as much as you think." This time, Jessa's voice was heard, seated in the chair leisurely with a bottle of beer in her hand. "Those kids have their own

if your children are

beatings I gave them,

child services on you before," Charles clicked his tongue, glaring at her. "By the way, when

mention it!" Jessa gulped a mouthful of beer, making Charles narrow his eyes

don't know?" he gasped. "What kind of mother are you?! Nina is getting officially engaged again,

him shut up

to these two. If she didn't know better, she would think Jessa and Charles were siblings. They bantered like one. Even so, she couldn't help but smile about

to her, Jessa had gotten along well with her brother until Nina's mother came into the picture. Jessa shared it all with Allison after years of being friends and

a little sister. However, they lost his

as she picked up the cloth to wipe the table. "If Nina finds out about it, she will be very disappointed. So, you two better get your act together this

eyes. "Why do I have to cancel my

is

even if I don't want to. Even so,

the decency to show himself to us! How could he - he should be glad I didn't beat him up when he

nodded in agreement. "For once, I agree

so, she couldn't blame these two. When Nina told them she had a suitor both Charles and Jessa told her to bring him there. The first time, Nina agreed and even set a date. But alas, Finn didn't come. He said he had

However, Nina would just nod, but nothing. Even when she and