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

Chapter 1461: Good networking

Days had passed without much incident, with Penny being a little too preoccupied as the competition approached. Although she was confident that Yugi was doing his best to ensure the event would run smoothly, she still had to help out here and there. After all, the event was also meant to showcase Prime Group and catapult it to new heights.

"Ahh... my shoulder hurts," Penny mumbled to herself, massaging it. Catching the time, her face soured. "I didn't notice the time."

On a normal day, Penny would've gone home two hours ago. However, with the event happening tomorrow, she had been working overtime.

Stretching her arms and legs, a smile formed on her face.

"Guess it's time to call it a day!" she announced, tilting her body from side to side with her arms raised. Once she got the blood circulating, Penny stood and began packing up her things.

But on her way out, she stopped the moment she passed the CEO's department. Walking backward, she turned her head toward the entrance.

"One... two... three... four..." she counted, blinking as she looked at the people still working inside. "What are you guys still doing here?"

At the sound of her voice, everyone in the office looked up. The first thing they saw was her furrowed brows and confused expression.

"That's because you haven't left!" Patricia, who looked like she was on the verge of breaking down, exclaimed. "So none of them wanted to leave before you!"

And Patricia couldn't leave either-not when everyone else was still there. She didn't want to be called the lazy one, especially when she was clearly falling behind the others. Even Shawn was surprisingly good at office work!

"Huh?" Penny scrunched her face, glancing at the rest of them. "You're not leaving because I'm still working? What kind of nonsense is that?"

"We just find it rude to clock out if our boss is still working," Hayley replied with a smile, in stark contrast to Patricia's wailing. "Since we've also been putting in extra hours at home to finish these reports, we figured we might as well do it here."

Teddy and Shawn nodded, while Patricia's expression soured. Still, Hayley had a point. Patricia had been staying up nights trying to understand these documents. It had helped, in a way.

Penny's face twisted even more. "Since when have you guys been doing this?"

the beginning," Teddy

Well, probably because they'd

guys..." she scoffed, rendered speechless. She never thought she'd have to deal with this when

smile. He was starting to gain a

now.

and crooked her finger at them.

"I'll just finish-"

enough. Get your

each other, but didn't hesitate for long. They quickly dropped what they were doing, grabbed their things, and followed

to stay longer in his past jobs, Hayley often resigned after a year-or a bit more. Her reason was simple: she wanted growth. If her current job

neoth

right from his first company and never got a chance to shine. Since then, he'd

job before.

all agree on, without a shadow of a doubt,

boss was rather...

told them

by the river, ten minutes from the company. It wasn't unfamiliar-Shawn and Teddy were regulars there thanks to the cheap but

baffled them. What surprised them was seeing

eating in a place like this

should be seen at fancy restaurants, dining with private chefs. Yet here she was... eating chicken feet? And she

all five of them. "Aren't you hungry? It's late. Or don't tell

that's not it," Hayley laughed awkwardly and picked up her

well." Penny wiggled her brows playfully, giving everyone a look. They all started picking up their utensils, so she focused back on her

Patricia had been stuffing her

'She seems to enjoy it,' Teddy thought, still surprised. 'I thought I was slowly getting used to her, but I guess there's still a lot more

pursed his