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.

in the news. But sadly, our identities were hidden. I was in a friend's car and he got attacked," she explained casually. "Fortunately, no

in horror. Their mouths hung open, eyes wide,

waving them off. "I

them. The loose fabric easily slid up to reveal a long, dark bruise on her leg-horizontal and huge.

covered her

"It was bad, but it's okay.

you're okay?" Patricia asked, genuine concern in her voice.

you need rest, please let us know," Teddy

Shawn said, supporting the others.

determined reassurances, Penny burst out laughing. "You guys... I'm fine. Just

he was closest. Then, after taking a few steps, she turned back to Patricia. "Oh, and Patricia,

"Yes, ma'am!"

and minds racing. That didn't sound like a regular

the target... she was

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

need to keep our boss alive," Teddy added under

others didn't reply, but they all nodded in solemn

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

she wasn't just crazy. It was like she attracted

act like nothing had happened after such a traumatic experience? Well... Penny was drunk.

four assistants stood still for a moment, dazed. But when they finally came to, they all silently agreed not to dwell on the horrifying elevator encounter with

give Penny anything else to

they all believed she should've stayed

even seen

Moments later...

Knock knock

in," before returning to what she

early. She