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

Chapter 1462: Work-life balance

"You get free stuff and there's nothing in the world as good as free."

The four (Patricia, Shawn, Hayley, and Teddy) looked at Penny with equal parts of disbelief and surprise. If this was what Penny called good networking, what would she call the kind of other connections she have? The kind that let her walk away after smacking an officer in the head at the station?

Penny blushed happily as she sipped her juice, motioning for them to keep eating.

"..." Without a word, they resumed their meals.

"I don't like beer," Patricia mumbled, but opened the can anyway. She took a small sip before digging into her food.

Seeing her do that, the other three glanced at each other before casting Penny a curious look.

"Uh... boss?" Hayley cleared her throat. "Aren't you drinking too?"

"Did you see her give me a beer?" Penny raised a brow.

"I can buy you one!" Shawn blurted out, thinking Penny hadn't gotten a beer because the auntie had only given her juice.

Penny laughed out loud, cupping her face with both hands as she looked at them fondly. "One thing you three need to remember: never let me drink more than three sips of wine. I'm a lightweight and when I'm drunk... let's just say, you won't like me drunk."

Mark, seated at the table behind them, nodded in agreement. 'I'm glad this happened early... better than them learning the hard way.'

"Oh... I see." Shawn lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Don't slouch," Penny pointed out. "If I could, I'd gladly accept your offer. Just... assume I'm allergic to alcohol. Keep that in mind."

mental note. 'As long as I'm around her,

they didn't hesitate to crack open their beers and enjoy them with their food.

asked casual questions to keep the conversation flowing. She was sure that without her prompting, none of them would say a

when there's

of them furrowed their brows

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me or support your colleagues when needed. What I'm saying is -do your best during office hours. After that, go

wealth. It's not worth working

stared at their boss in stunned silence. Something in her words tugged at their hearts. The kindness in her

pressed his lips together before a faint smile crept onto his face. '...But I'd still gladly do overtime

sentiment wasn't his

all of a sudden?' Patricia frowned, glancing off to the side. 'It makes me wonder why I was

Penny. It was only their second time dining with her, but the more they talked, the more they liked her. Penny was simple and humble, despite her status.

like this-they couldn't help

She had poured all her energy into a research lab, often sleeping there or barely making it home before collapsing from

was

to abandon her-choosing to doubt her innocence. So in thisè lifetime, Penny vowed never to put work

Moments later...

the car, looking out at the four standing outside. "The finals are tomorrow, and I

smiled back at

said, followed by

hummed, waving

window slowly rolled up as the car pulled away. Her

her

a moment, chuckling.