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

Chapter 1643: Mint's jabs

"By the way, Mint, I have some herbal teas that you should-"

Benjamin returned to where he'd left Mint answering her phone call, but as he walked in, she was already gone.

II

"

He closed his eyes and sighed helplessly. "I just told her-okay, calm down,

Benjamin, calm your heart-THAT DAMN WOMAN!"

When he snapped his eyes open, they burned with fury. The snack he was holding crumpled under his grip, his shoulders trembling.

He shrieked, "Next time, I'm cuffing her in place!"

[Skyline Plaza: Zoren's]

Penny, Atlas, Slater, Hugo, and now Mint had gathered in Zoren's study to discuss what needed to be discussed.

Silence filled the room until Penny's dry voice broke through.

"What?" she asked at the same time Hugo blurted, "What?"

Mint furrowed her brows, glancing between Atlas and Slater. "What?"

Atlas let out a heavy sigh, while Slater was still trying to wrap his head around it. They'd already gone through the "What" phase—but despite that, all they had was mystery and no real answers.

"So... you're saying..." Mint hummed, turning her attention to Penny. "Penny and Zoren might be cousins-and I get my chance soon?"

over her chest. "Mint, you better shut up before

Mint," Hugo chuckled, nodding approvingly,

unbothered by the banter. "If what Slater and Mint are saying is true that this woman isn't the same person in their

Dad, Uncle Haines, or even Old Mrs. Pierson are mistaken, or..." Atlas trailed

we've had the wrong file all along," Slater picked up, his tone grim. "Either it was deliberately planted to mislead the investigation, or it was

it's the latter," Hugo

of them exchanged tense looks, their faces clouded with

coincidence for Charles, Haines, and even Old Mrs. Pierson to all recognize the same person. Not only that-Penny herself had seen the paintings of the late

paintings exactly. After all, this wasn't the first time Penny had seen the photo; Slater had shown it to her before in the penthouse.

or a doppelgänger," Penny whispered, her voice quiet and serious.

his thoughts on this. Obviously, this concerns his mother. He may hate her with all his heart, but I think he should be here

no one answered her.

not here," Hugo explained with a sigh.

tell me

thinking Penny was already fast

the weight of everything going on, Mint's casual attempt to knock Zoren's standing in Penny's

see..." Penny trailed off, worry flickering in her eyes. "And... he went to

spark of intrigue lit up Atlas's eyes. Slater, however, stayed quiet-he already had a good idea which case

this case too," Hugo chimed in, raising a hand.

second that,"

it," Slater interrupted quickly, drawing everyone's attention. "We've got bigger problems right now, and whatever Zoren's handling...

glance. It was a thin reassurance-but enough

going to figure this out on our own," Mint brought the focus back. "But if the photo in our database really is a fake—and for all the

of cold cases out there, but Mint didn't think this case should have been one of them. The syndicate behind it was big enough to warrant Homeland Security's full

most of whom either

or died in

cells.

for some reason, their eyes were constantly