Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1123

Chapter 1123: Something is wrong with him

Days passed in the blink of an eye, and before anyone knew it, the trip was almost nearing its end. Penny and Zoren spent most of their days with their friends, but they made the best of their private time at night.

So far, the energy of the group remained the same. If anything, they were more comfortable with each other after four days of seeing each other’s faces.

But something was bothering Penny.

"Hmm..." Penny rubbed her chin, narrowing her eyes suspiciously. When she caught James walking back to where she was from the yacht’s deck, she grabbed him and sat him beside her.

James was caught off guard, his eyes wide with surprise. He didn’t know what happened until he felt himself fall into the seat. Turning his head, deep lines appeared between his brows.

"Penny?" he called in confusion. "What is it this time? I swear I’m not working your brother to the bone after this trip!"

"Shh!" Penny hushed, keeping her suspicious eyes on someone. "Tell me, what’s wrong with him?"

Confused, James shifted his gaze to where she was looking. His eyes quickly fell on Slater, who had been in the corner, watching the scenery around the yacht.

"What about him?" he blurted out. "He’s having a moment of peace...?"

"No," Penny shook her head at him. "Something’s wrong with him."

"Is there? I think he’s perfectly normal to me."

"He’s not."

"What made you say that?"

"Well, for one, he hasn’t bothered me since the second day," Penny explained in a matter-of-fact tone. "And second, he’s surprisingly behaved around my husband. He hasn’t been nitpicking! I checked his temperature earlier, and he’s not running a fever either."

"Uh..." James blinked and scratched the side of his cheek mildly. "I think Slater could be like that some days, though."

Penny squinted her eyes at James. "You’ve been with him all this time, so tell me, what happened to him?"

"Penny, I really have no idea what you’re talking about. For me, Slater is being... Slater. I don’t sense anything amiss." What James was saying was the truth. Slater had always been like this sometimes. "In case you don’t know, he’s like this at work."

Was Penny expecting her brother to have all the energy in the world all the time?

Yet Penny was not convinced. She hummed a long tune and shifted her attention back to where Slater was, tilting her head to the side.

"I really feel like something’s bothering him," she murmured, making James gaze in Slater’s direction again.

Instead of resuming his original path, James stayed with her and studied Slater. The more James kept his eyes on Slater, the more he noticed what was bothering Penny.

"Oh, he does look like he has a lot on his mind lately," he muttered, making Penny nod. "Is it because of Peppermint?"

"Peppermint?" Penny arched a brow and cast him a look. "Like a... plant?"

"It’s a person." James let out a shallow breath. "On our second night here, Slater and I stayed in the main town for drinks?"