Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1054

Chapter 1054: I want to see him have a heart attack

Meanwhile...

"You know about this, and you didn’t even tell me?" Dean scoffed at Finn, who was seated on the couch from the armchair. "Finn Davis, what’s the point of having you here if you just keep doing whatever you want?"

Finn smiled kindly as he shrugged. "I’m sorry."

"Tell me, Finn. Have you changed sides now?" Dean narrowed his eyes. "Have you betrayed me?"

"Betrayal is subjective," Finn returned. "Though it’s not like that. It’s not Zoren Pierson who approached me and told me his plan. He doesn’t trust me that much."

Dean narrowed his eyes when Finn added, "It’s Penelope Bennet."

"Penny?" Dean tilted his head. "She asked you to play along? And why would she do that?"

"If you didn’t know yet, Nina and I got back together." Finn raised his hand, showing his simple engagement ring. "She took me back when I begged her for one last chance."

"Hah. You begged Nina Reed?" Dean almost laughed. "You?"

Finn smiled and shrugged, not surprised by such a reaction. "I’d go lower for her, Dean."

A moment of silence passed as the two of them stared at each other, with Dean studying Finn. He had noticed it before but hadn’t dwelled on it. However, now that they were here, he realized it wasn’t just his imagination.

Something had changed in Finn.

"I guess a life-and-death situation does change people," Dean remarked. "Some people, except Zoren Pierson."

Dean then cleared his throat. "So, it’s Penny who approached you because she knows you and Nina are back together? Do you really think that makes sense, Finn? Penelope wouldn’t just approach you because you’re Nina Reed’s fiancé."

"I wanted to live, Dean," Finn answered with a short smile. "I wanted to live for at least ten or twenty more years with my woman. Just twenty years with her is good enough for me. Being in the Pierson Corporation threatens that; it shortens that already short time."

His smile faded, replaced with resolve. "Vote Atlas Bennet as the company’s president, Dean. Not having him here is going to be the biggest mistake you’ll ever make. Trust me. With Jonathan Pierson lingering around, even without a position in the company or family now, you might wake up one day and wonder how in the world he got up there."

"Zoren Pierson is no immortal, Dean," he continued solemnly. "No matter how capable Zoren Pierson is, he is no God. He can deflect or dodge attacks, but when everyone is throwing arrows at him from all directions, he’ll eventually get hit once or twice—or maybe even more."

"Do you think I care whether he gets hit once or twice?" Dean scoffed. "I’d be one of the people attacking him, if anything."

"Would you really? What if one of the arrows flying in his direction kills him?" Finn asked, his eyelids drooping as his expression darkened. For a brief moment, he was reminded of Dean and Zoren’s relationship in the past.

In the past, Zoren’s relationship with Dean had never improved. If anything, it had only worsened with each passing day. However, even with that, Dean would still take a bullet for Zoren. Not because he cared... or maybe he did. But the main reason was that he didn’t want Zoren to die.