Pampered By My Three Brothers: The Return Of The Neglected Heiress - Chapter 84

To win
In the van service, the Bennet boys couldn’t help but set their eyes on Penny’s seat. None of them spoke a word and simply cast each other a quiet look before looking at her again.

For some reason, they could feel that Penny’s on fire.

She wasn’t saying a word and was just staring at the window. However, they could feel the heatwave from the invisible flames engulfing her.

‘What happened?’ Hugo mouthed to Atlas, but the latter shrugged. The two of them shifted their eyes to Slater because their third brother was the closest to her building.

Slater’s eyes dilated and quickly shrugged as if mistaking their gaze as an accusing one.

A subtle sigh slipped past Hugo and Atlas as they set their eyes on Penny once more. They planned to ask her if something happened or if someone was picking on her in her class. Penny, after all, only came to school when it was almost the end of the school year.

However, when they arrived home, Penny had already jumped out of the van before they could even ask.

“Miss Penny, welcome home,” Butler Jen welcomed her by the main entrance as usual. His brows rose when Penny suddenly took out a small note.

“This is…?” Butler Jen carefully took the piece of paper and knitted his brows. “A list?”

“Butler Jen, can you help me find these things tonight?” Penny asked with a sweet smile.

Butler Jen glanced at her before reading the list once more. “Of course, Miss Penny. We have most of them in the house. But do you need these things in school?”

“I need them in my school,” Penny explained, keeping it vague. “It’s for a project.”

“A project?”

“Project Survival! That’s the theme.”

“Oh. No wonder.”

“Anyway, I’ll say hi to Tiana, Chunchun, and Mouse first! I’ll come down to help later!”

Having said that, Penny jogged her way to her room enthusiastically.

Butler Jen could only watch her small figure before Hugo’s voice stole his attention.

“Butler Jen, what does Penny need?”

“Oh.” Butler Jen gazed at the list and then smiled at the boys. “She said she had a project in school and needs some things.”

“Oh…” The three boys rocked their heads, assuming Penny was on fire earlier because she wanted to do well on her first project in school. Well, considering she only transferred now, Penny had to do well so her classmates wouldn’t criticize her.

Understanding the “situation,” the boys didn’t dwell on it and went to do what they were supposed to do.

Butler Jen, on the other hand, watched the boys head inside the mansion. After a minute, he gazed down at the list again.

“A big umbrella, huge trash bags, a raincoat, a mask, a holy cross… this is a strange list for a school project,” he mumbled, but then he thought of the name of the project. “Well, I guess the school is trying something new.”

Not thinking too much about it, Butler Jen asked the servants to look for the things on the list. Not long after, Penny came down to help and check if what they had gathered was enough.

All night, Penny was busy with the servants. When asked during dinner, all she had to do was smile sweetly. She still joined Slater and Atlas after-dinner study while Hugo still babysat her pets.

After her session with Slater, Penny immediately went back to her room. Opening her laptop, a pop-up notification appeared on the screen.

[From: Lookout

Boss, what? ]

“Tsk.” Penny clicked her tongue irritably and her plump fingers ran across the keyboard.

[To: Lookout

Just do it. I need a lookout, and you’re good at it. Go to school early and check what I should anticipate.]

James, who was staring at the message of his little master, glanced at the games that had been waiting for him bitterly. Every single day, he had to report to Penny about Slater’s situation in the class. He couldn’t remember agreeing to do some other things for her. But then again, recalling how she beat him up, he closed his game tab with a heavy heart.

[To: Little Boss

Fine.]

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The next day…

On the way to school, Slater held his breath as he gazed at the large backpack on Penny’s lap. It reminded him of the small purple bag she had just used yesterday. That bag was so magical it could carry things one wouldn’t even imagine. But with this large bag, he couldn’t help but wonder just what was she carrying to school now.

Slater opened his mouth, but before he could ask if he could see her bag, Hugo spoke.

“Penny, why are you bringing an umbrella?” he tilted his head. “The weather news says there won’t be able to rain today.”

Penny looked back and smiled. “Hehe. Second Brother, it’s better to be sure than sorry.”

“Even if it rains, the service can just pick you up at the pickup point,” Atlas argued calmly because the feeling that Penny didn’t want to be seen with them was growing in his heart.

“Don’t worry, First Brother. There won’t be any rain today, but I just thought I should be careful. I used to be a fortune teller when I was a kid,” Penny enthusiastically shared. “My horoscope tells me to stay away from the water, so I have to be careful.”

Hugo and Atlas furrowed their brows. This was the first time they heard she used to tell fortune, but what surprised them the most was that their little sister seemed to believe in such things.

“Those things aren’t true…” Slater mumbled while his eyes fell on the big cane umbrella. “Penny, that isn’t a gun, is it?”

Their brothers looked at Slater in dismay. Little did they know, Slater had a lot of valid reasons to think that was actually a weapon and not just an umbrella.

“Hehe.” she wished.

Unlike yesterday, the three couldn’t feel the heatwave from her direction. If anything, Penny seemed to be in a good mood, as if she was excited about going to school.

Oh, well.

The boys shrugged and let her be. As they patiently waited to reach school, Penny’s eyes glinted mischievously.

Penny knew today was the start of a war, and she would step into this war with only one intention: to win.