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

Chapter 1748

Chapter 1748: Please, let me love her.

[Present Time]

When Zoren sat down in his office, a faint smile tugged at his lips as he recalled the end of his first life. He had often wondered how he died — or if he even died at all in that timeline. But after the hypnosis, he finally found out the truth: he didn’t have to carry that question with him forever.

Haines might’ve ended him, but in truth, he saved Zoren.

He spared him from enduring an even longer, more hellish life... or from a slow, painful decline. For others, it might’ve looked like cruelty. But for Zoren, it had been an act of mercy—from a man who had lived long enough to fulfill one final duty before passing himself.

"I wonder..." he whispered, eyes drifting to his phone as Penny’s name lit up on the screen. He smiled as he picked it up. "...if it’s okay not to tell her this."

Somehow, Zoren wanted to keep this part of his past to himself.

Not dwelling on it any further, he smiled again as the call connected.

"Penny."

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Hours later...

Grace dragged herself into her apartment after a long day at the office with Cassandra and Kiara. The whole day had been oddly quiet — those two barely said a word to each other. When Grace confronted Cassandra, the latter told her that she had finally told Kiara what she had done.

And on top of that, there was the mini heart attack over the Prime Group announcement, only for Penny to later reveal it was all her doing. That crazy woman.

"I’m home..." she called out lazily, tossing her blazer onto the couch and setting her bag down beside it. "My dear?"

Grace paused, scanning the living room. She sniffed the air—no scent of food. Her brows furrowed.

she muttered to herself. She remembered Haines saying he had an emergency to attend to at Miller’s Company

shrugged and made her way to the bathroom for a quick

While she cleaned up and went through her nightly routine, she figured Haines

after she finished, he still hadn’t shown

around her head as she stood in front of her vanity,

murmured, tilting her head.

surely office hours were over. Grace scrolled through her message log with Haines before deciding to call

Ring...

brow lifted when she heard

he already get home?" she wondered, phone pressed to her ear as she stepped out of

looked down the

then toward the direction the ringing

empty. No sign of Haines. But when she crossed it and reached the entryway, she

kitchen—the only

she neared the kitchen and dining area, she saw him. Haines was already seated at the dining table, dressed in his usual indoor clothes. Her face brightened for a moment until she noticed

Her steps froze.

spotted the other person seated

Haines and the guest turned to her. Haines offered her an

The other woman frowned.

Grace blurted, blinking rapidly. "What are you—what are you

mother sighed. "Gracie, when were you planning to tell

then glanced at Haines

could see he was older than Grace. Maybe even older than her. Any mother would be alarmed. At this point, Haines might as well call

mother said, gesturing toward the seat next

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