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

Chapter 1785: Stick figures

"So... are we just going to stay like this?"

Meanwhile, in a small hut right in the center of the island, Slater, Shawn, and Penny were lounging outside. The three of them crouched down, with Penny absentmindedly drawing circles on the ground with a stick, looking a bit bored.

Shawn and Slater, seated on either side of her, turned to look at what she was drawing.

"Is that...?"

"Blacky," Penny muttered with a frown, underlining the stick figure of an animal with her stick. "And this is Chunchun, then Mouse, and Tiana."

"They look like insects," Slater commented, while Shawn bit his tongue. Shawn had the same thought as Slater – the animals she was drawing did resemble pests.

"Shut up," she retorted, then pointed her stick at the stick figure at the end. "And this is me – see, I’m wearing a skirt."

"Your body is all skirt."

Again, Penny glared at him and clicked her tongue. "I’m drawing you." With that, Penny drew an unflattering stick figure a palm’s length away from her original drawing.

"Hey! Why am I so far away!?" Slater protested.

Another exasperated sigh escaped Penny as she stared him down. "Weren’t you scared of my babies? I’m just keeping you safe."

Back when they were kids, Slater often kept his distance whenever her pets were around. His face twitched as he snatched the stick from her.

"Forget that! I’m an adult, and why do I look so ugly!? Everyone’s smiling except me and I don’t have bunny teeth!"

"Hey! This is my stick! If you want to draw your own, get your own stick!"

in disbelief. He found himself shaking his head, thinking of Hayley. Hayley had been Slater’s biggest fan. Shawn knew that not only because Hayley

certain angelic quality to him, mixed with a

acting a bit... childish. And he couldn’t help but think about that, not just because of how the public perceived Slater, but because of what

at each other’s hair over a stick, he thought back to how the three

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[Earlier...]

really good... and

surprise as he listened to Penny’s words. What she said shouldn’t have surprised him, considering

helicopter heading straight towards them. She had meant every word she said. Her life

freed herself but had also given herself a chance to be loved and cared for, just as she had

given everyone, including herself, a chance

sight of

brows as he looked ahead. When they drew closer, he saw

narrowly avoiding a collision with theirs. Given the

of the islands, Slater quickly followed suit. However, unlike them, Slater didn’t have the additional floaters. As a result, he landed on the smaller island nearby

soon as she opened the door, her eyes fixed on the cliff

shore. Slater, on the other hand, slid down the slope, nearly tumbling over a protruding rock. Luckily, he managed to steady himself and soon reached his

in front of her. He placed his hands on her

face as tears

out, his lips trembling as he watched

her hand to give him a thumbs-up. "Perfect 10 out of

dry blood on

the guys who abducted me. Shawn shot

was sure she was