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

Chapter 1643

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?"

chest. "Mint, you better

Hugo chuckled, nodding approvingly, while

not the point," Atlas cut in seriously, unbothered by the banter. "If what Slater and Mint are saying is true that this woman isn't the same person in their database there are only a few explanations

or even Old Mrs.

grim. "Either it was deliberately planted to mislead the

I doubt it's the latter," Hugo added,

five of them exchanged tense looks, their faces

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

time Penny had seen the photo; Slater had shown it to her before in the penthouse. But back then, they'd come up with a different

has a twin... or a doppelgänger," Penny whispered, her voice quiet and serious. "...Or it's the

think we need his thoughts on this. Obviously, this concerns his mother. He may hate her with all his heart, but

brows lifted when no

here," Hugo explained with a sigh. "He went

"Don't tell me he's having a secret affair

thinking Penny was

attempt to knock Zoren's standing in

trailed off,

formed on Mint's forehead, while a spark of intrigue lit up Atlas's eyes. Slater,

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

that," Atlas

everyone's attention. "We've got bigger problems right

It was a thin reassurance-but enough

in our database really is a fake—and for all the worst reasons-then it makes sense why this

didn't think this case should have been one of them. The syndicate behind it was big enough to warrant Homeland Security's full attention. And yet, after all this time, no

of whom either

or

cells.

reason, their eyes were constantly

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