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

Chapter 1526: And above it... was the penthouse.

"Oh! You guys are early!" Penny flashed them a smile, waving a handful of papers. "Shawn, I need a summary of this. Please send it to my office as soon as you can."

"Also, I need progress reports from you three," she added, pointing at Hayley, Teddy, and Patricia. "Send them to my office right away. I'll read them while having my coffee."

With that, Penny was ready to head out, but the four of them just stared at her blankly.

"Hello?" she called, raising an eyebrow. "Are you guys okay? You look like you've seen a ghost or something."

They didn't respond right away. All they could do was stare at their boss in stunned silence.

Was it weird to say something felt off?

This morning, they'd seen Zoren Pierson in his pajamas. And now Penny, who looked like she had just woken up, was here too—in her pajamas.

What were the odds?

Before they could dwell any longer on how bizarre it all was, their eyes were drawn to something else: the plasters and band-aids scattered across Penny's skin. The most obvious ones were on her forehead and jaw, with several more on her arms.

"Miss Penny, are you alright?" Teddy snapped out of his trance and walked closer. "Why are you covered in band-aids?"

Patricia sprinted over and beat Teddy to it, standing directly in front of Penny. She tilted her head, scanning her from top to bottom.

"What happened to you!?" she gasped. "Did you get in trouble again!?"

"Miss Penny, were you hurt?" Hayley asked with concern as she also moved closer. Shawn stayed behind, silent but clearly worried.

"Ahh..." Penny touched the strip on her forehead and smiled. "I got into an accident last night."

"An accident?!" they all gasped in unison.

I was in a friend's car and he got attacked," she explained casually. "Fortunately, no

the four assistants gape in horror. Their mouths hung open, eyes wide, while Penny talked about it as if it

off. "I just bruised my leg. Want to

slid up to reveal a long, dark bruise on her leg-horizontal and huge. Against her

my god..." Hayley covered her mouth in

was bad, but it's okay. That's

Patricia asked, genuine concern in her voice. "That looks

you need rest, please let us know," Teddy

worry about the office work," Shawn

I'm fine. Just a few scratches

for, alright?" Penny tapped Teddy's shoulder since he was closest. Then, after taking a few steps, she turned back to Patricia. "Oh, and Patricia, I don't

"Yes, ma'am!"

of them watched her leave, brows furrowed and minds racing. That didn't sound like a regular car crash. If anything, it

Penny hadn't been the target... she

Hayley muttered after a long silence, "making sure she stays out of jail

need to keep our boss alive," Teddy added

but they

the chaotic, borderline-criminal side of

just crazy. It was

after such a traumatic experience? Well... Penny

left the office, her four assistants stood still for a moment, dazed. But when they finally came to,

give Penny

she should've stayed

seen a

Moments later...

Knock knock

"Come in," before returning to what she was doing. She

early. She