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

Chapter 1481: Enjoy the commercial

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All the laughter in the hall quickly faded as the same eerie laugh echoed once again through the venue. The smiles on their faces vanished, replaced by expressions of shock and fear.

"What's going on?" The gentlemen looked at each other. "I thought it was already neutralized?"

Hayley, Patricia, Teddy, and Shawn also wore confused expressions-brows furrowed, lips drawn tight. The rest of the crowd mirrored the same stunned reaction.

"I thought he was kicked out?"

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"Don't tell me it didn't work..."

"Oh no!"

The people on the stage turned toward the screen in horror, their mouths agape.

"I knew it," one of them muttered. "There's no way X would go down that easily."

"Does this mean Citadel didn't work?"

"Shit... this is bad."

As the terrifying possibility resurfaced in their minds, their eyes turned to Penny. Much to their surprise, she simply stared at the screen with a faint smirk.

[HAHAHA! Penelope Bennet, that was a good show to watch. However, with that kind of skill, do you think you can actually threaten me?]

"That kind of skill?" someone gasped from the eliminated players' section.

"He talks like it's nothing?"

"Even I couldn't do what she just did, and he just-"

"That's X," another muttered, face grim. "Even if we all admit Miss Penny's skills are top-tier, X is just on a completely different level."

reluctant agreement. "X hasn't been active, but he's still a beast. Only someone

sense of bitter helplessness crept into their hearts. Watching Penny was like watching an adult try to

try, Miss Bennet. I enjoyed it while it lasted. But now, you

called out anxiously. "What's happening? Didn't

saw Citadel launch-but this

"Please, do something!"

"Did Citadel fail?!"

of the stage, brow slightly raised. "Did Citadel fail?" she echoed, almost laughing. "You all saw it launch, yet you're asking if it

paused, their breath

the crowd shouted. "If it didn't fail,

Citadel didn't fail-Citadel is simply not

that moment, the gentlemen felt their knees buckle. One of them grabbed onto Shawn to keep from falling.

Shawn's eyes. "It's

into a firm line and looked at Penny. Seeing that she hadn't backed down, he offered the gentleman a small,

yet, sir," he said softly. "My boss hasn't given

man stared at him for

help him stand. All around the room, everyone felt the same crushing fear. If X was still inside their systems,

were just waiting for

a hand, scanning the room.

hollow because another line of text appeared on the screen

Fortress and Citadel-and you're telling

studied the crowd. From the stage, she could see their fear, their disappointment—a tangled mess of emotion. She exhaled slowly and turned

murmured. "I warned you, didn't

turned and marched to

you." Her fingers danced

her gaze to the

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destroy

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keyboard.

A grin tugged at her

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