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.

remembered Haines saying he had an emergency to attend

then shrugged and made her way to the bathroom for

nightly routine, she figured Haines

finished, he still

around her head as she stood in front

tilting her head. "He didn’t even

that late, but surely office hours were over. Grace scrolled through her message log with Haines before

Ring...

lifted when she heard ringing from somewhere inside

wondered, phone pressed to her ear as she stepped out of the

down the living area, the

then toward the

But when she crossed it and reached the entryway, she finally noticed his shoes on the rack. She hadn’t noticed them earlier, but now she was certain—he

the kitchen—the only

as 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

Her steps froze.

she spotted the other

guest turned to her. Haines

The other woman frowned.

blurted, blinking rapidly. "What are

planning to tell me you’ve been living

at Haines

wine, but anyone could see he was older than Grace. Maybe even older than her. Any mother would be alarmed. At this point, Haines

mother said, gesturing

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