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

Chapter 1566: Consoling the wife... or the husband (?)

Meanwhile...

Penny carefully held a small test tube up to the fluorescent light until it glinted. The corners of her lips twitched as they curled upward.

"This will probably work," she muttered to herself with a giggle. "Holy..."

Without wasting a second, she slid her stool over to the next counter to test it out. She'd been working on this for a while, tweaking one of Dean's theories, which had led her to this promising new formula.

As Penny busied herself, Zoren quietly peeked inside. As usual, he moved silently, carefully avoiding anything he nearly broke the last time. He managed to slip in without disrupting her focus.

He quietly claimed the stool at the far end of the counter, resting his chin on his hand as he watched her.

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His lips formed a subtle smile. Even when she's busy, she looks so pretty. Admiration lit his eyes as a gentle smile tugged at his mouth. freewebnovel.com

Once I wrap up some loose ends at the Pierson Corporation, I'll quit.

Even if it meant being the fifth member of Penny's team in the CEO's office, and Atlas's sacrificial lamb, he didn't mind as long as his office was inside hers.

How wonderful life would be if he could just go to work with her, spend the day at her side, and go home together-never a moment apart.

What a dream.

"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap!" Penny's panicked voice suddenly echoed through the quiet lab.

She frantically tried to stop the reaction forming in the antidote she was making- until she realized it was already too late.

"Shoot!" she cried, leaping over the other counter and diving for cover.

was about to unfold-but before he could reach her,

BOOM!

by the shattering of glass. A harsh chemical scent-something like super-concentrated bleach-wafted through the air, forcing both Penny and Zoren to cover their noses.

spot

gasped, seeing his hand raise in a

as he waved the air

darted across

one on that side," she called

his head out for

it lingered without ventilation. Even with all the windows open, it clung to the room-sharp and suffocating, like bleach

remained by their respective windows until the thick

Zoren called across the room.

Even from a distance, she could see the

"I didn't expect that

their windows and cautiously approached the mess. Chemical droplets still dripped from the

way the liquid hissed

it didn't melt through," Zoren said, half-expecting the tile to dissolve. "Careful. There's broken glass

muttered, shaking her head at

had she

parts-but none of her

thoughts paused when she saw Zoren already holding a cleaning rag. "Wait—" she said quickly, making him turn. "What are

twitching into a small smile as her expression softened. "That's not the right way to clean this up. The cloth will

"Oh."

by the window.

"Alright."

the door. Zoren returned to the open window, letting

take a while for the smell to fade,

this her life in her