PAMPERED BY MY THREE BROTHERS: THE RETURN OF THE NEGLECTED HEIRESS
Chapter 1697: I don’t think he deserves to sleep well tonight

Chapter 1697: I don’t think he deserves to sleep well tonight

[Skyline Plaza: Zoren’s]

Penny took a few steps back, crossing her arms. Her eyelashes fluttered as she lifted her gaze to the wall of Zoren’s study room. She would’ve used any other room, but this was the only place even the cleaners wouldn’t go to unless given permission by him.

Besides, she wanted to keep all of this on a board. But with so much information, a board wouldn’t be enough.

"That Jonathan..." she stressed under her breath, clicking her tongue as she cocked her head to the side. "...that jackass is really onto something."

Zoren stopped beside her and nodded, eyes on the wall full of pictures his wife had put together. There were even notes she wrote and added, all based on the photos Atlas sent.

"He makes me angry," she muttered, turning her head to her husband. "How is First Brother?"

Zoren looked back at her and offered her a subtle smile. "They’re fine. They’ll be here at any moment. Your Uncle Wild’s men were escorting them back to ensure their safety."

"And Mint?"

"She’s fine," he paused and glanced at the wall. "She’ll be here once she manages to get some work done. That’s what she said."

"I see." Penny huffed faintly and set her attention back to the wall once more. "Renren."

"Hmm?"

"Just like you said." Her voice quieted down, eyes on one picture on top of this ring. "She’s alive."

Zoren, who was also staring at the photo of Naylani Pierson, hummed. "Mhm."

"Are you alright?"

"..." His answer didn’t come immediately, as if he was thinking of the right words to say. "I have no emotional attachment to her. However, I do have one question for her."

Penny’s brows rose as she looked at his side profile again. "Just one question?"

"Mhm. Just one." He snapped his eyes ever so slowly, keeping his eyes on the photo of a slightly older version of Naylani. "I want to know... if she ever loved him."

What followed was nothing but pure, deafening silence.

Penny pursed her lips, her eyes gleaming with all sorts of emotions in a matter of seconds.

’He’s not even curious if she loved his son or why she did what she was doing,’ she thought, letting out a deep exhale as she peeled her gaze from him. ’But then again, their relationship as mother and son is already non-existent. It is beyond repair, not because it’s too broken, but because no one could fix something that isn’t there to begin with.’

"I have my family now," he said after a long silence, reaching out to her folded arms. He took her arm and then slid his hands to hers.

When Penny met his eyes, a subtle smile appeared on his face. "I have you."

And he had the Bennet Family now as well.

It wasn’t just Zoren and Old Mrs. Pierson.

What he had now was a whole family where he could be silly at times. A family he could be honest with, and a family that wouldn’t see his weakness and weaponize it to hurt him.

"So, I am fine, technically," he reassured, knowing his wife was slightly worried. "But as well, a little pissed."

Penny studied the look on his face before a smile crept onto her face. "Just so you know, if you are not feeling fine or if this is too much, my shoulders will welcome your tears."

"Haha." They laughed mildly.

Keeping her hand in his, the two of them quietly faced the wall that carried overloading information, all from Jonathan’s years of hard work.

"At least, that guy had done something good for me," Penny muttered. "Might not be directly for me, but it’s all the same in the end."

"Mhm." Zoren hummed. "This looks like your road map as well."

Another wave of silence fell on them as they thought of the investigation wall Penny had in her penthouse. The one that Hugo had done for her and the one she rearranged.

Thanks to that, this wall of information before them didn’t feel as overwhelming. After all, Penny’s investigation board contained almost the same information as this one. The only difference was that there was information from Jonathan’s lens.

Information from this timeline and from the previous life, which he scribbled vaguely, designed to confuse people who didn’t know about their regression.

But the bottom line was, Penny’s suspicion about Jonathan was right in a sense.

Jonathan wasn’t their enemy, but they weren’t his ally as well. He had a different purpose than to kick Zoren out of power and assume his throne as the head of the Pierson Family. However, it was clear that Jonathan was rewriting their stories in his own narrative.

Unlike Penny, who was avoiding repeating history, Jonathan was slightly different.

For instance, instead of the Bennet Family as decoys, and using their scandal for politicians to make use of for their own benefit, he threw the Smith Family under the bus. Well, the Smith Family was a lot more complicated than that because Senator Smith was already a member of this organization, albeit not fully.

The reason Jonathan was not fully their ally was because he put a hit on Nina’s head.

And if Penny’s guess was right, then...

"He didn’t lie about it," she whispered, blinking ever so tenderly as her focus remained on the wall. "He did die... and Nina killed him."

How? Penny had no idea.

One thing she was sure of, though—

The Nina she knew in her previous life was capable of doing that. After all, the Nina she remembered in her first life was cruel and would do anything. So, if Nina killed Jonathan, it wasn’t really a surprise. The only question was: HOW?

As silence fell on their shoulders, they analyzed the wall since the Bennet brothers and Dean hadn’t arrived. It would be better if they analyzed and understood it first, and got as much information as they could.

Amid their silence, a knock came from the door.

Knock... knock...

The silence quickly halted with Penny and Zoren turning to the door. Penny’s brows rose as soon as she saw who was coming in.

"You called him?" she asked, earning a shrug from her husband.

"I don’t think he deserves to sleep well tonight."

Then, the couple turned their eyes again to the person coming in.

Finn stopped as soon as he closed the door behind him. He deadpanned, looking at Zoren. "I heard that."

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