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!"

before letting him go

blush and the gleam in her eyes. She was still tapping her feet—a habit she used

and scratched the back

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

mentally and shook his head, taking a

took off his lab coat and slung it over his arm, knowing he still

turned and walked away,

already leaving.

mid-step, smacking his lips.

we're not

already came up with the solution. Don't tell me you're that useless that you still need me to do

But she couldn't argue-Dean had solved the formula that rendered the lethal drug completely useless. Of course,

'Damn it!'

imagining her scowling. Shaking his head, he

his shoulder and 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

building, his steps slowed. His eyes locked on a figure walking

stopped in the middle of the small lobby as their eyes

"Dean," he greeted.

"Uncle," Dean replied flatly.

passed before Dean resumed walking. But after he passed

she makes breakthroughs, she usually goes out for a run to burn off the

her for a walk or maybe a bike

Dean walked away without

turned his

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