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.

friend's car and he got attacked," she explained casually. "Fortunately, no one died-except the guy who tried to shoot

Their mouths hung open, eyes wide, while Penny talked

off. "I

but she still pulled up her pajama pants to show them. The loose fabric easily slid up to reveal a long, dark bruise on her leg-horizontal and huge. Against her

my god..." Hayley covered her mouth in

but it's okay.

are you sure you're okay?" Patricia asked, genuine concern in

need rest, please let

the office work," Shawn said, supporting the others. "We'll

laughing. "You guys... I'm fine. Just a few scratches and bruises, nothing serious. But thank you-I

the reports I asked 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 want any visitors today. If anyone comes looking for me, tell them I'm

"Yes, ma'am!"

brows furrowed and minds racing. That didn't

Penny hadn't been the target... she was still

long silence, "making sure she stays

need to keep our boss alive," Teddy added under his

but they all nodded in solemn

chaotic, borderline-criminal side of Penny-but now,

that she wasn't just crazy. It was like

such a traumatic experience? Well... Penny

they finally came

didn't want to give Penny

she should've

even seen a

Moments later...

Knock knock

up from her desk and called, "Come in," before returning to what she was doing. She

early.