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

Chapter 1327: The reality of time

DING!

[From: Grace

I know I told you that I like sunflowers, but I don't. I just said that so I'd know when you'd send me one. I'll consider it a late birthday gift or perhaps an early one.

Thank you for the flowers. They're lovely. I appreciate them. Finally, something I can take home and put in that empty vase I got from someone last year.

P.S. You can dream of me tonight.

Хохо,

Grace] freewebnovel.com

Haines stared at his phone, a thin layer of ice coating his eyes. His jaw tightened as he read the message, clearly oozing with mischief. Every word of it almost made his blood boil.

'I should've known...' he thought, mentally tallying another point in Grace's favor -she'd won this round again.

First, she had deceived him, making him endure an unbearably long drive just to face her direct romantic advances. Then, there were the invitations. And now, this.

As the saying goes: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times?

"I must be a fool," he muttered under his breath, catching Charles's attention. Charles turned to the other side of the back seat, blinking innocently. He quickly noticed the cold look on Haines's face as he stared at his phone.

"Who messaged you to make you look so..." Charles trailed off, stretching his neck to sneak a peek. But before he could, Haines abruptly locked his phone.

"Haines, are

Haines replied quickly, his

you reading other people's private

world over, so I wanted

brushed him off, snapping his gaze

side profile, frowning. Haines had been acting strange lately. Not that Haines wasn't always a little strange, but there were these... episodes. And they

his throat and straightened his back. "Haines,

Haines like a hawk. But Haines didn't react-not even a

are things with Mildred?" Charles asked, trying (and failing) to keep his tone casual. Ever since he

he'd been dying

really interested

Allison and Jessa. Charles had known Haines since childhood, and the

by the idea

glanced at Charles. "We're

Charles asked, scooting closer. "I mean, we're not young anymore. No one would

"Charles."

brother, a friend, or a cousin, whichever role I'm needed in-I'm

really want another member of this family

about the Piersons. Even if she came from a different family, I'd still support your relationship!" Charles wiggled his eyebrows playfully. "Haines, this is the first time you've shown real interest in a woman! And the first time you didn't break her heart in

the

was what Haines wanted to say. But he had kept his first

"Focus on the family meeting inste I don't

family opinions mattered. The Bennets weren't as judgmental as others, but they still believed a good in-law was important. If it weren't for Old Mrs. Pierson's warmth and sincerity toward Penny, Charles wouldn't have

would have disliked