Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1142

Chapter 1142: Not in a million years

Zoren, Mint, and Penny looked around at their surroundings, full of tall grasses and trees. The main clearing, where the gates stood, guarded a huge compound inside. And here they were, on their bicycles, as if they had lost their way.

But alas, that wasn’t the case.

This was their destination.

That building.

The place where Slater and Benjamin were possibly taken.

"This is as far as we can go with these bikes," Mint said quietly, casting a look at the couple. "And this is as far as the two of you can go. It’s dangerous there, and I can’t let you get any closer."

Mint felt her pockets out of habit. Much to her dismay, she realized she was still wearing that high-collared dress.

"Damn it!" she muttered through gritted teeth, unbuttoning her collar. "No wonder I felt like I was being choked."

She then snapped her attention to the couple. "I need you to go back and make a call. I forgot my bag, and my phone was in it. I’ll need a backup." Her eyes glinted sharply as she darted them between Penny and Zoren. "You guys can do that, can’t you?"

"My brother’s inside," Penny breathed. "I’m not going to stay here and do nothing."

"You’re not doing nothing. You’re going to go back and use my phone to call for backup," Mint said with a knowing tone. "Look, you might be courageous, but this place is no place for simple courage. Besides, you’ve got a sick boy with you!"

"My Renren is not sick," Penny shot back, and Zoren added, "I’m no boy."

Mint ruffled her hair. Now this was becoming a problem. "I can’t let you in." Since the nice talk wasn’t working, she decided to adopt a more serious and intimidating tone. "Penelope Bennet, and Zoren Pierson, I know you’re both worried. But I promise you, everything will be alright if you just listen to me."

"I want you to stay put," she continued in the same manner. "We can’t just barge through that gate. Unless you can’t see, this place is guarded and surrounded by armed men. You guys are businessmen, not soldiers — in case you’ve forgotten."

This time, Penny and Zoren remained silent.

"I’m going to sneak in. I need to save my cousin — I mean, I need to save two people." Mint nodded at them. "If you go in and something terrible happens, it might put Slater, Benjamin, and possibly my life in more danger. Do you understand what I’m saying? The police here are in on it. So reporting the situation might not change anything. We need more forces from the real authorities."

Penny gripped the bike’s handle while listening to Mint’s reasoning. No matter how displeased she was, Mint was right. Even though Penny was confident in her skills, Zoren was with her. She couldn’t just put him in such a situation.