Pampered By My Three Brothers: The Return Of The Neglected Heiress - Chapter 1527

Chapter 1527: affair?

“What’s wrong?” Hayley arched a brow, noticing the other two—Shawn and Teddy—looking distracted. “You guys have been off since earlier. Are you that worried about Miss Penny?”

Teddy and Shawn lifted their eyes and locked gazes with her.

“It’s nothing,” Teddy said dismissively.

Hayley clicked her tongue and cast Shawn a look, her curiosity growing at their lack of response. Knowing Teddy wasn’t one to reveal much easily, she cleared her throat and scooted a little closer to Shawn.

“Miss Rogers, you do understand that Miss Penelope is injured, right?” But before she could press further, Teddy’s cold voice interrupted.

“Don’t pressure Shawn. Let him work.”

“Tss.” Hayley frowned and cast a look at Shawn.

He offered a brief smile before lowering his head again, focusing on his work. He had already let one thought distract him, and he couldn’t afford to let it happen again.

Hayley clicked her tongue and pulled her chair back. Still, her curiosity was piqued.

I wonder what that is?

Despite her intrigue, Hayley decided to resume her work, knowing there would be other chances later.

As planned, when Patricia had her first coffee break, Shawn had to step in and replace her, just in case Penny needed anything. They didn’t want to force Penny into leaving her office unnecessarily, so being considerate of her was the least they could do.

“Tsk.” Hayley clicked her tongue again, watching as Shawn left the office. She glared at Teddy, but he was already getting up to take a break.

It was slightly tricky to find the right moment with Teddy around, but it wasn’t impossible.

Time passed, and Patricia, who had been stationed right outside Penny’s office, returned to their department.

“Teddy, the boss is calling for you,” she announced. “She wants you to bring some of your references. She wants to talk about the project you’re working on.”

Teddy nodded, and Patricia quickly left. Teddy picked up the things he needed for his short meeting with Penny, but not before glaring at Hayley.

“Don’t do anything,” he warned, before turning to Shawn. “Let me know if she pressures you into anything.”

Shawn pressed his lips together and nodded, watching Teddy leave.

“Tss…” Hayley clicked her tongue again, her gaze following Teddy’s retreating figure until he disappeared.

As soon as he was out of sight, she jumped from her seat and rushed to Shawn’s desk. Shawn flinched in surprise, looking up at her with wide eyes.

“Wha — what?” he stuttered.

Hayley smiled slyly. “Shawn, it seems you’re forgetting I’m your partner, not Teddy. Want to grab some coffee?”

“…” Shawn pressed his lips together. “Hayley, didn’t you hear Ted—”

“I don’t care about him,” she hissed. “He’s not my boss, and I’m not pressuring you into anything. All I’m asking is if we can grab coffee together.”

But wasn’t that essentially the same thing?

Shawn knew they wouldn’t just grab coffee. Hayley would have him in the hot seat. Torn between fear of both Hayley and Teddy, Shawn felt trapped.

Teddy had asked him not to tell anyone, while Hayley would pester him endlessly.

He had worked with both of them long enough to know how they operated.

“Fine,” he conceded, figuring letting Hayley in on his theory wouldn’t hurt. After all, she cared for Penny just as much.

—

Moments later…

Hayley gasped, her eyes wide. Meanwhile, Shawn nodded at her with a sigh as he prepared their coffee in the pantry.

“No way…” she whispered, realization hitting her like a tidal wave.

Now that Shawn had shared what had been troubling him and Teddy that morning, it suddenly made sense to her. Since they had heard about Penny’s accident, Hayley had tried to erase Zoren’s existence from her mind. But now, hearing this new information, everything clicked.

“Oh, my god…” Hayley’s eyes widened as she looked at Shawn.

He glanced around cautiously, just in case. “Be quiet.”

“But…” Hayley opened and closed her mouth, then covered it as a scandalous theory formed in her mind. “Aren’t they… both married?”

Shawn nodded, raising a finger to his lips. “Hayley, be quiet. I said it might not be like that at all.”

“What do you mean, it’s not like that? Zoren—” Her breath hitched as she looked toward the entrance cautiously. Then she moved closer to Shawn. “If it’s true that he spent the night in the penthouse and Miss Penny did too, what do you think happened?”

When an adult male and an adult female spend the night together, what would naturally happen?

“Do you think they just spent the night praying?” she added with a hiss. “The chances of them being together are… very high.”

Shawn remained silent, still hoping there was another explanation. “I still want to think there’s a different explanation for this.”

After the shock of discovering more about Penny’s family, particularly her brothers, the three of them had secretly done some deeper research. Looking up information about T. Mouse had proved impossible, but the Bennets? There were a few details to be found.

One of them was the canceled engagement between the Bennet family’s only daughter and the Ito family—a powerful family from a foreign country. There were some details available, as the Ito family had been vocal about it at the time.

According to them—and some Prime Group employees who had knowledge of the story—the Bennet family’s daughter had married a “good-for-nothing” while she was abroad.

So, all of them were aware that Penny was married. Although no one had ever seen her husband, everyone knew she was married to someone. Rumor had it that her husband was currently overseas, which was why no one had ever seen him at the company.

And, of course, everyone knew about Zoren’s marriage. Though no one had seen his wife, that wasn’t surprising either. Zoren was known for being elusive, and it wasn’t out of character for him to keep his wife out of the public eye.

“This is bad,” Hayley whispered, looking at Shawn. “Very bad if someone finds out about it.”

After all, if Zoren and Penny were caught having an affair, it would be a huge scandal for both of them.