Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1084

Chapter 1084: Perception

Taking accountability was just one of the many steps in life. Easier said than done, but people — many people — were living proof it was part of the way of life: happiness.

Nina, for one, would testify to the struggles of that reality.

Nina might not know her first life, but if she did, she would be thankful for all the pain. She would be thankful for everything that had happened because now, she had lived life for a while. It might not have been the fullest, but she was able to not just find herself, but create herself, which was the same thing.

Finn opened his heart and left it vulnerable just because he wanted to live — to experience life, to see the way of it. No meticulous planning or calculations, no backup plans, and no expectations.

Slater chose to stay quiet, keeping the greatest agony of life by bearing untold stories within him. He did so to live, to move forward, and to look his sister in the eye.

Zoren held onto life and eventually found the reason why he should cling to it.

And Penny, despite the crippling memories and the life experiences from both her first and current ones, chose to trust the people around her. She reached out to the hands that reached out to her instead of keeping everyone at arm’s length. Was it a quick journey? No. It was a long journey, and even now, she still struggled with her own self.

Every single one of them still struggles, but they wake up the next day to face the challenges life has for them.

Was it easy?

No, but it was worth it.

Everything wasn’t rainbows and sunshine, but rainbows would always appear after a heavy downpour. And sunshine would always shine and bathe the world with its beauty once the sky cleared up.

That was life.

As the saying goes, it wasn’t meant to be solved, but experienced. Therefore, life goes on.

*****

Patricia stared out the window, staying quiet while thinking about Angel’s lecture.

"Say..." she whispered. Her voice, although timid and coarse after all the yelling, was clear in the silence. "Can I trust... Penny?"

Angel glanced at her briefly. "That depends, but if this helps, I trust her with my life."

"Why?" she looked back at him. "Why do you trust her with your life?"

"Well... aside from being my boss..." Angel trailed off before his mouth hooked into a grin. "I just know she’s going to be there when I need her, because I’d be there for her when she needs me."

"..." Patricia pursed her lips, studying the side of his face. It was a strange answer — a very simple one. But based on the genuine smile on his face, she knew he wasn’t lying.

It was the first time she’d met someone who trusted someone else with their life for such a petty reason.

"What if she doesn’t?" Patricia returned. "What if you need her and she doesn’t come? Like if you were abducted or beaten to a pulp."

"She will."

"I’m asking about the what if."

"There’s no what-ifs, Miss Miller," he said, casting her a sidelong glance. "She’ll come. It might take time, but she will. I know her, so I know she’d turn this world upside down if that means she could save her friends and family and her people."

Angel then set his eyes ahead. "Penny might be a degenerate and a little corrupt, but to think she could be worse, I’m already thankful she’s not going full-blown cray-cray."

"Do you... do you... like her?"