Pampered By My Three Brothers: The Return Of The Neglected Heiress - Chapter 525

Chapter 525: You’re lucky.
The hum of morning coaxed Zoren from his slumber. His eyes immediately caught the person lying beside him, smiling peacefully as he listened to Penny’s deep breaths.

“Good morning,” he whispered, planting a soft kiss on her cheek, which earned him a short hum. “Sleep some more. It’s still a little too early.”

Penny partially opened her eyes and smiled at him before falling back asleep. He idled with her for a while, cuddling her in his arms and inhaling her scent as if to energize himself to start the day. After another half hour of idling, he carefully slipped out of bed so as not to wake her.

This had been his routine since she moved in with him.

Waking up as usual and going through his morning rituals was not something new. The only difference now was that his reason for sticking to his schedule was that he didn’t want to do anything else once she was awake. He found all of this a little distracting when he could have spent more time with her in the morning.

This particular morning, though, he wanted to prepare her a healthy breakfast. After their activity the night before, he knew he had sort of tired her out. With that thought in mind, Zoren went downstairs after showering and changing into a suit.

Much to his surprise, when he reached the dining room, there was an unexpected guest.

Slowing down his steps, Zoren squinted at the figure sitting alone in the dining room. The aroma of coffee assaulted his nostrils, telling him that this was what the person was drinking.

‘This person…’ he assessed the figure’s build and the way he held the cup, as he couldn’t recognize him with just one glance. “Second Brother, what a surprise.”

Hugo smiled as he put down his cup, watching Zoren walk in. “Your men were so kind in letting me in.”

“You’re my wife’s brother, so you’re always welcome here.” Zoren stopped a few steps from the table, smiling. “What do I owe this visit?”

“Well…” Hugo leaned back before lazily getting up from his seat, standing tall, his eyes on Zoren. “My dad asked me for a favor, saying if you’re going to protect my sister, you’ve got to learn how to protect yourself.”

“I know how to protect myself.”

“I am aware.”

“Yet, you’re still here.”

“Yet, I am still here.”

Zoren chuckled faintly. “Meaning?”

“I have to make my father proud.” Hugo nodded. “Even if you know how to protect yourself, he needs you to be perfect. Quite pressuring, isn’t it?”

“It is.”

“What should we do then?”

“Well…” Zoren trailed off, his shoulders slumping a little as he shrugged. “… we listen to the elder. Moreover, you once told me you’d help me exercise my bones. As long as I get out of it alive, I don’t see the problem with it.”

Hugo nodded, grinning. “Great! I thought I would have to convince you.”

“It’s an honor that the youngest lieutenant in the country would offer this to me. I feel blessed.”

“You’re not blessed.” Hugo shook his head. “You’re lucky.”

“I am, indeed.”

After Zoren’s response, the two of them held each other’s gaze in silence before they laughed.

“Please, feel at home and enjoy your coffee while I make my wife breakfast,” Zoren said before he turned to do what he came here for.

As Zoren approached the kitchen, Hugo tilted his head slightly, his eyes on his brother-in-law.

“How are you going to make her breakfast when you can’t even see?” he asked out of pure curiosity.

While putting on the apron, Zoren replied, “My vision is blurry, not completely dark.”

“Ah.” Hugo approached the kitchen, leaning against the counter. He raised his middle finger and asked, “How many is this?”

Zoren glanced at it and laughed. Hugo’s question reminded him of Penny. “One… in the middle.”

“Oh.”

“Blurry,” Zoren repeated, just in case that wasn’t clear to him. “Take it as having foggy eyeglasses. You can see, but at the same time, barely.”

Hugo nodded, his mouth forming into a round shape. “I see. So that’s how it is.”

Zoren smirked a bit and moved on with his plans. Meanwhile, Hugo lingered around and just watched him. Zoren didn’t mind having an audience. After all, Hugo was not getting in the way; he was just watching.

“How come Penny is still sleeping?” asked Hugo out of pure curiosity. “It’s already four in the morning. She should’ve been awake by now.”

Zoren just glanced at him and said, “I have no idea.”

“Hah…” Hugo hummed, about to ask something else when he noticed a figure from the corner of his eye. Turning his head toward the entrance, his brows rose as his eyes lit up. “Chunchun?!”

Meow.

“Haha!!” Hugo immediately put down his coffee and squatted down, welcoming the approaching Chunchun into his arms. “Ah… I missed you so much! So, you’ve been here all along, huh?”

Hugo rubbed his face on Chunchun’s body, almost burying his face in it. One could tell how he missed and loved the cat as if it were his own. When he drew his head back, he caught another figure from the corner of his eye.

Again, Hugo turned his head, and his eyes went wide. He even held his breath, seeing a black panther staring back at him.

“Wow…” he murmured, taking little steps to approach the panther.

If others would flee or go as far away at the sight of the panther, Hugo was the opposite. He approached it but stopped at arm’s length. Both Hugo and Renny stared at each other, assessing one another as if they were both wondering if it was safe.

Meow.

Chunchun purred, jumping out of Hugo’s arms and landing straight on the panther’s back. She purred once more, making Hugo grin as he took that as the green signal to approach Renny closer.

“Wow…” Hugo squatted down. “So, you do have a panther, huh? I only heard about it from Penny. Can I pet you?”

A flash of hesitation flickered across his eyes as his hand slowly reached out to Renny. When the panther didn’t react, he touched its head and started ruffling its fur.

“Hehehehe.”

Meanwhile, Zoren simply glanced at him and his children before smiling. ‘No wonder Penny and he get along so much,’ he thought, letting his brother-in-law play with his children while he made his wife breakfast.

It was a morning Zoren didn’t expect, but it wasn’t a bad one either.