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

Chapter 1644: It's not mine

Not long after, Mint, Penny, and the Bennet brothers found themselves standing around a bed where an old woman lay "sleeping."

"Wake her up," Mint muttered coldly, her eyes locked on the woman cuffed to the bed. "This woman needs to start talking faster than I can figure out how to make her talk."

"I can't," Penny huffed, crossing her arms. "She's sedated. My men needed to stitch her up."

Her remark earned her a variety of looks.

"What?" she snapped. "I have to keep her alive."

"Keep her alive just to use her as a hostage?" Atlas asked, his tone flat.

Penny rolled her eyes. "Got any better suggestions?" she shot back sarcastically. "We all know she wouldn't stay put just because I asked her nicely."

"How'd you even find her?" Slater asked, more curious than anything. "Didn't you say it'd take time since you were having trouble tracking her down?"

Penny tilted her head, but before she could answer, Hugo cut in.

"It's not actually her we were after. She's just reaping the benefits of someone else's trauma."

"Huh?" came the chorus from Atlas, Mint, and Slater.

Penny clicked her tongue and shot Hugo a glare. "You didn't have to put it like that," she muttered before turning back to the others. "But... he's right. Apparently, this woman has been working for the Miller Family this entire time."

"The hell?" Slater blurted. "She's been hiding in plain sight?" freewebnovel.com

"Patricia didn't tell me right away-wanted to be extra sure for some stupid reason," Penny added with a sigh. "She waited until a deadly confrontation broke out before calling me. But hey, at least it makes things easier for us now."

Mint shook her head. "You should be ashamed for not handling this yourself like a proper main character," she muttered.

"Then I'm staying over tonight!" Slater declared. "We can't force Dad and Uncle Haines to talk yet, but this woman?"

like to hear her reason for why she swapped her child with someone

few working theories, but having confirmation was

swap

she specifically

did this have something to do with that woman

be able to answer

over the room as they all stared at the woman lying unconscious on the

of the guest house, unsure

really sleep with

I stay over

Penny shot back without hesitation. "My husband

don't think I'll make it back here tomorrow-or any

like a you problem, Mint," Slater muttered, clicking his tongue. "Stop bothering my

who's always bothering her whenever he's free," Mint

staying over too,"

staying here anyway, and I need to drive them to

"I'm

through his. "I'll even

his

pulled this act to annoy him. Her fake sweetness was her favorite way

go," Atlas said flatly, his pace

she tugged at his arm.

all night waiting for your

one last pitiful, award-winning look —but, as always, it didn't work. She

muttered with a

to go home anyway. I need to talk to Dad," Atlas explained as she released him. "Once Hugo picks up Uncle Haines, we'll sit down and talk things out. Like men. While we're doing that, you, Slater, and Mint squeeze every drop of information out of that

walking, forcing the others to slow down and turn

loose ends," he said. "For

as they stared at Atlas. Despite his usual detached demeanor, there was a sharp edge to his eyes that told them everything they