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 answered

noticed they'd been staying late. How could she have missed it yesterday? Well, probably because they'd taken a break for snacks and coffee just as

she'd have to deal with

this, Miss Penny," Shawn offered her a meek smile. He was starting to gain a bit more confidence after

now.

her head and crooked her finger at them. "Drop

"I'll just finish-"

"That's enough. Get your things

didn't hesitate for long. They quickly dropped what they were doing, grabbed their things,

Shawn, who tended to stay longer in his past jobs, Hayley often resigned after a year-or a bit more.

neoth

company and never got a chance to shine. Since then, he'd taken on odd jobs just to make ends meet. As for

job before.

could all agree on, without a shadow of a doubt, was that

boss was rather...

Penny told them

up at a tent-restaurant by the river, ten minutes from the company. It wasn't unfamiliar-Shawn and Teddy were regulars there thanks to the cheap but delicious food. Hayley

What surprised them was seeing

a place like this

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

looking at?" Penny chewed as she looked around the tiny round table that barely fit all five of them. "Aren't you hungry?

Hayley laughed awkwardly and picked up her cutlery.

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

though Patricia had been stuffing her

'She seems to enjoy it,' Teddy thought, still surprised. 'I thought I was slowly getting used to her, but

his