Pampered By My Three Brothers: The Return Of The Neglected Heiress - Chapter 700

Chapter 700: Everything
“So, in a way… that guy and what happened to me… is technically your fault?”

A moment of silence enveloped the ward as none of the three—Zoren, Penny, and Hugo—spoke another word. They looked at each other, with Penny mulling over her second brother’s remarks.

“Technically, you shouldn’t be there, you know?” she replied after a minute, and all Hugo could think was, ‘There she goes again.’

It was no secret that Penny had a bad habit of saving her own skin before considering others. It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to take accountability, but there were times when she would argue against it.

“Never mind that. It’s not important,” Hugo waved dismissively. “What’s important is what I think we all know.”

Those people Charles was talking about were still lingering in the shadows.

Zoren and Penny nodded in understanding, letting the silence settle for a moment. They looked at each other before Hugo asked, “What are we going to do with this?”

“This happened—the reason I was in that bar in the first place is because of Allen. I’m helping First Brother investigate what happened to him. He believed that Allen must have found out something, which is why he ended up like that.”

“So,” Hugo continued, darting his gaze between the two, “what now?”

Zoren pressed his lips into a thin line, shifting his gaze to Penny as he waited for her decision. He knew this was something Penny should decide on.

‘Finn, Allen… are they connected?’ Penny squinted, reminded of Jonathan’s presence during her execution. ‘What is his connection to the people who were after Dad?’

“What happened to Finn and—”

“What happened to Finn?” Hugo interjected, his brows furrowed.

Penny snapped her eyes up at Hugo, only to realize he hadn’t heard about what happened to Finn. Nina had only called Penny that night, and before she could tell anyone about what happened, they had already heard about Allen.

“He got into an accident a few hours before this happened to Allen,” Zoren explained. “He’s in a coma.”

“Well, I guess it serves him, right?” Hugo shrugged. “That guy’s a psycho. He had it coming, considering the people he offended.”

Penny studied her second brother before glancing at Zoren. “Second Brother, I think you shouldn’t be so biased against Finn for now.”

“And why is that?”

“He might be an ally we wouldn’t have expected.”

Hugo raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised by that. “Finn? That guy?”

“Yes,” Penny nodded. “It’s a little complicated, but for now, let’s consider him as part of the collateral damage. Or rather, let’s consider him just like Allen.”

Penny tipped her head toward the partition where Merrick was lying. “And this guy over here. Let’s just say they knew something they shouldn’t have, or perhaps they came too close to whatever information the people who did this didn’t want anyone to know. That’s why Allen, Finn, and Merrick ended up in the hospital almost at the same time.”

“Let’s just say that’s the case,” Hugo nodded. “The question is, what is it? What did these guys know that led to their accidents?”

“That’s what we’re going to find out…” Penny slowly turned her head toward the partition, prompting Hugo and Zoren to look in the same direction. “That’s why we need them to wake up—all of them.”

Hugo nodded in understanding; Penny didn’t need to spell it out. “I’ll look after this guy,” he volunteered. “I’m sure things are different on his side, considering that even his people didn’t seem to put up a fight. So, I’ll take charge of him.”

“I’ll look after Atlas,” Zoren proposed. “I already placed people to watch over him.”

Penny and Hugo looked at Zoren, who simply shrugged.

“I’m sure First Brother has already assigned people to watch over his assistant,” Zoren explained in a knowing tone. “But I’m afraid that by doing so, First Brother is leaving himself exposed.”

“My love, just don’t tell First Brother about that. Sometimes his ego is a little vulnerable,” she reminded him, though she didn’t disapprove. “I’ve already put people on Nina and Finn. They’ll be safe… for now.”

Another wave of silence settled over them as they looked at each other, nodding in satisfaction that they were on the same wavelength. Many things had happened in the span of twenty-four hours, with three people they all knew now in the hospital. This wasn’t just a simple matter they had to rush; whoever did this was someone meticulous, with enough connections and power to cover their tracks.

“What are we going to do now?” Hugo inquired. “I have a few suggestions, but right now, I want to hear your thoughts. After all, it’s better if we put all of this together because, at the end of the day, Penny is still the main target.”

Just like Charles said, it was an eye for an eye.

Charles caused another man’s daughter’s death, and thus, they couldn’t just forget that those people would want Charles to suffer the same pain of losing a daughter. Hence, even if the situation was different now and those around them were being targeted, Hugo couldn’t disregard this.

It could be a diversion.

“Penny,” he called solemnly. “I’m not deciding on this one on my own.”

Penny nodded in understanding, appreciating that her second brother was placing himself in a position where he wouldn’t decide under protocol. After all, if this were on the base, Hugo would call all the shots.

“Nothing,” she answered after a moment, causing Hugo and Zoren to furrow their brows in confusion. She smiled at them in return, darting her eyes between them. “For now, we do nothing… aside from looking after this guy and those guys.”

This time, Zoren couldn’t help but break his silence. “Penny.”

“Renren, it’s okay.” Penny smiled widely, nodding at him reassuringly. When she faced Hugo, she said, “I know we already considered this happening because Finn, Allen, and this Merrick guy probably knew something or were digging up information they shouldn’t. However, let’s not forget this all happened days before the Pierson Family meeting.”

“Pierson Family meeting?” Hugo squinted. “What’s that got to do with this?”

‘Everything.’ Penny didn’t answer, keeping her lips sealed with a smile. ‘I might not know the connection of those people who are after Dad, but what I do know is that Jonathan Pierson was there the day I died. And that guy is back… with the memories of the past.’