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

Chapter 1605: We did it!

"We... did it!"

Penny and Dean held their breath, not blinking as they stared at the still chemicals in the glass cylinder. Their eyes were wide, emotions swirling in them like a storm.

They had been working nonstop ever since they'd come up with the theory for the antidote to the lethal drug. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they hadn't spoken a single word in all that time. They'd just worked in silence, in perfect sync —and now, the first word to break that silence filled their hearts with a long- forgotten sense of fulfillment.

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"Oh, my god!" Penny jumped from her seat, about to rush toward the cylinder in excitement. But she froze when Dean suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Wait," he said, eyes still locked on the glass. "Let it sit for a while. It might explode."

She only spared him a glance before focusing again on the cylinder. Both of them narrowed their eyes, watching as the chemical bubbled a little more, then stilled.

They waited.

After all, chemical reactions don't always happen instantly. Some needed just a few seconds or even minutes. Better safe than sorry.

After a full minute passed, Penny snatched her arm from his loosening grip and hurried over to it. Bending over, her eyes widened even more as she studied the contents up close. Dean followed, his attention still fixed on the cylinder.

Then-

Penny turned to him, her cheeks flushed and her eyes glittering with joy. She pressed her lips together, tapping her feet in tiny, excited hops.

"We did it," she said, her voice trembling with barely restrained excitement. She grabbed his biceps and shook him lightly, almost hyperventilating. "We did it, Dean! We did it!"

a squeal before letting him go

literally shaken back to reality, blinked out of his daze. His eyes slowly drifted to her, catching the natural blush and the gleam in her eyes. She was still tapping her feet—a habit she used to have

again and scratched the back of

more, he sighed deeply. For a moment, the image of young, chubby Penny overlapped with the adult version

clicked his tongue mentally and shook his

protective gear. Without a word, he took off his lab coat and slung it over his arm, knowing he still needed

walked away,

turned and saw him already leaving.

smacking his

we're not done

waving a hand without looking back. "I already came up with the solution.

expression souring. But she couldn't argue-Dean had solved the formula that rendered the lethal drug completely

'Damn it!'

already imagining her scowling. Shaking his head, he kept walking

forcing his legs to keep moving. And for all the obvious reasons, the silence on his way out felt far more deafening than the silence he'd just shared with Penny in the

lobby of the building, his steps

stopped in the middle of the small lobby as their eyes

"Dean," he greeted.

"Uncle," Dean replied flatly.

walking. But after he passed Zoren, he paused

said, voice low and mild. "When she makes breakthroughs, she usually goes out for a run to burn off

take her for a

Dean walked away without

his head

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