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

Chapter 1438: The AC is probably broken

"This soup is nice," Slater couldn't help but compliment the bowl of soup he had been sipping, casting Zoren a look. "Let me borrow your chef."

His eyes lit up, thinking this might be the best soup he'd had in a while. Or was it just because he was hungry that it tasted special?

"I agree with Slater," Haines mused. "This soup tastes good."

With Atlas backing it up with a nod, Slater realized it wasn't just his hunger talking. Hugo, on the other hand, quickly chugged the soup straight from the bowl and slammed it down with a bam.

"I need more," Hugo breathed out, setting his eyes on Zoren. "Where can I get some?"

"I can get you some."

"It's fine, I'll do it!" Without waiting, Hugo jumped up from his seat and headed to the kitchen. It wasn't like he'd have a hard time finding it-the soup was just sitting in a pot.

Meanwhile, as Hugo busily served himself-only to chug it down-Haines snapped his eyes back to Zoren.

"Zoren, you should at least have a few helpers in the house," Haines suggested. "That way, you don't have to do menial tasks and can save time."

Zoren offered a smile. "I considered it when Penny moved in, but she likes that we can do these things together after a long day of work."

"Or she's probably just trying to save every penny she can," Atlas mumbled before sipping from his spoon.

"I hate to admit it, but First Brother might be right." Slater nodded, giving Zoren a knowing look. "Don't trust Penny too much when it comes to money."

Haines nodded, knowing his niece all too well.

"It's alright," Zoren chuckled. "I honestly and genuinely enjoy serving her dinner and working in the kitchen."

Besides, having helpers in the house meant someone could walk in at any moment. Zoren liked the freedom of being alone with his wife-because anything could happen at any moment, anywhere. That was why many of their in-house guards often stayed away from the residence.

Even the night guards kept their distance from the main house while scouting for potential intruders.

find it troublesome, then I guess this setup isn't so

and everyone else turned toward the kitchen, deep lines forming between their brows. Their eyes locked onto

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was making weren't alarming, but now, Hugo was gulping

are you... alright?" Slater asked, growing a bit nervous. Hugo was acting like a starving

called. "If you're that

Zoren added. "You don't have to wait for

He had just chugged three bottles of water in

"I feel thirsty."

back at them, tugging at his collar to fan himself. "Hey, is the

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Atlas nodded, still calmly finishing his

is a little hot," Atlas

forehead to check for sweat. Surprisingly, the back of

said calmly. "It was

rather have you eat now than look like

thanks to the soup feel okay now. So I can just

stubborn," Atlas muttered, shaking his head as he finished his

his water to cool himself down. But as time passed, they all started feeling

on the soup, assuming they'd cool down

distracting themselves

Minutes later...

home~!" Penny sang as she skipped into the dining room,

she arrived, helped her and

three of them weren't expecting anything unusual inside. After all, Zoren had grown comfortable with his brothers-in-law, and

But then-

as soon as she stepped into the

brows furrowed as she took in the

blinked. And then blinked again. "Is there a theme for this dinner