Pampered By My Three Brothers: The Return Of The Neglected Heiress - Chapter 261

Chapter 261: Testing my skills
At this moment, Penny had three options:

Option 1: Swing her feet back up and kick him right in his family jewels.

Option 2: Strike him with her elbow straight to his gut… Then beat him to a pulp.

Option 3: Panic.

She panicked for the first five seconds. However, the third option quickly fell off the list as Penny considered which of the other two this guy — the one invading her personal space — deserved more.

As she weighed her options, she caught a faint, familiar scent of musk. Mixed with it was the sterile smell of medicine, like that from a hospital.

What a weird combination of perfumes, she thought.

“Huh?” Penny cocked her head back to look at the person, the top of her head brushing against his chest.

Even from this angle, she quickly recognized him.

Her face twitched. ‘Isn’t this… my husband?!’

Just yesterday, this guy was telling her to basically leave him alone. His bodyguards even stopped her, accusing her of trying to shortcut her way through life.

And now look at him! Making a claim!

Wow!

“I am expecting an important…” Zoren trailed off as the scent of toast wafted through his nostrils. He slowly looked down. Despite his deteriorating vision, he could feel someone staring up at him, looking him in the eye.

‘There’s a person here…’ he thought, realizing he had miscalculated.

Just now, as he approached the reception desk, he saw something in front of it. He thought it was just a banner, or perhaps a misplaced seasonal mascot.

He could swear he tried to avoid it — avoid her. But it seemed that losing his vision and relying solely on estimation wasn’t as easy as he thought. He would need more practice.

“I… am… flirting,” he said, keeping his gaze on her. “Testing my skills, and I failed.”

Penny’s face contorted as she detected how he forced each LETTER out. She even wondered if he would choke before he could finish his sentence.

‘He… didn’t even try to sound convincing!’ she mentally gasped before she blurted out, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Sorry,” he muttered before pushing himself away from her.

Zoren took a step to the side and looked at the receptionist. “Benjamin is better at this,” was all he said before turning his back on Penny and walking away as if nothing had happened.

“Oy, oy.” Penny crooked her fingers while watching him in disbelief. “You can’t just leave like that—”

“You again!”

Penny flinched at the loud voice beside her. She turned her head and furrowed her brows at the red-faced man glaring daggers at her. His nose was flaring as if he would breathe fire at her.

“Who are you?”

Benjamin frowned deeper. “Didn’t the guards tell you to leave our boss alone? Tsk! People nowadays are so bold — even coming to someone’s workplace with their own agenda!”

“What the heck is this clown talking about?” Penny instinctively glanced at the receptionist, only to see her smile warily.

“Hah! Guards!!” Benjamin ignored her snide comment and waved at the approaching guards. “What are you all doing? Didn’t you see the boss already heading in?!”

Benjamin tried to keep his voice down, knowing Zoren wouldn’t like it if he created more drama. But this was too frustrating. He had only left his boss for a moment to run a quick errand, and these guards were outside waiting for him instead of guarding Zoren.

Even if Zoren ordered them to wait, didn’t these temporarily hired bodyguards know that this building was one of the main red zones for Zoren?! This place — no matter how grandiose — was Zoren’s battlefield!

‘It’s a good thing the CEO of Prime Group reached out. I’ll soon have my peace,’ Benjamin thought, calming himself.

But his angry expression remained when his eyes landed on his boss’s stalker.

This shameless woman…!

“Guards, drag her out of here, and don’t let her step foot in this place again,” Benjamin ordered quietly but clearly. “Miss, this is your last warning. Next time, I’ll sue you for harassment!”

“Wait, you can’t do that! Hear me out!” Penny gasped, finally recognizing who this clown was. She had seen him yesterday with her husband! “I’m here because I emailed—”

“Miss, we warned you yesterday and exercised maximum tolerance, but you’ve crossed the line today.” Benjamin’s face darkened, cutting her off mid-sentence. “Not only did you come here, but you’re blatantly seducing my boss. Shame on you!”

“Excuse me?”

“Guards, drag her out! Tell security to ban her from ever entering this place again. Otherwise, I’ll expect their resignation.”

With that, the guards behind Benjamin marched toward Penny.

“Wait! Hey! Four-eyes!”

Benjamin’s face twisted at the nickname she called him, but he chose to ignore it. He looked away and stormed off in the direction Zoren had gone.

No matter how he tried to keep everything low-key, they had still gathered enough attention. That was enough for today. However, Benjamin knew what had just happened wasn’t Penny’s fault.

It was Zoren’s mistake — a mistake Zoren would never make unless something was wrong. Hence, Benjamin used that shameless woman as a scapegoat to avoid raising suspicion. That was what she deserved for stalking someone!

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“Out!”

Penny almost fell face-first when the bodyguards threw her out of the building. She turned to see their unpleasant glares and sneers before they marched back inside.

“Don’t let her in again, or send in your resignation,” one of the bodyguards said loudly to the security guard.

The security guard apologized, then cast Penny a displeased look.

“I’m really innocent,” Penny murmured, avoiding the security guard’s gaze, feeling guilty for him even though she shouldn’t.

“I should’ve waited until lunchtime,” she grumbled, dusting her arms to smooth out the creases caused by the bodyguards. “But well, I still have lunchtime, and I’m not banned from the restaurant…”

Penny trailed off when she noticed a familiar sedan stop in front of the building. Her brows knitted as her eyes narrowed. The moment she saw the man stepping out of the vehicle, her mood quickly hit rock bottom.

Dean.

Well, good morning, indeed!