Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1173

Chapter 1173: Ouch!

Everyone was searching for Penny, Zoren, and Mark. Since all of the enemies had been subdued and locked up, and the hostages rescued, everyone formed a team solely to find those three.

They had already searched every room in every building.

So, where did they go?

They couldn’t have just disappeared into thin air, right?

The answer was...

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[Earlier...]

’Third — Third Brother?’ Penny mentally gasped, her eyes widening as she watched Slater approach the enemy. Slater aimed his rifle at the man, stopping when the muzzle pressed against the man’s chest.

A part of her was telling her to stop watching and look away. Another part of her was telling her to jump out and stop Slater from harming the man. She didn’t want to think too much about it. After all, in a situation like this, anyone would have to muster the courage to pick up a weapon to defend themselves.

"Where’s my sister?" Slater asked quietly, but the silence in the corridor carried his voice to the ends of every wall. "You said there was a woman here—where is she?"

"I don’t know," the man breathed out. "I was just hiding during all the chaos. Please, I’m not going to fight back."

Slater’s jaw clenched. "Was she hurt?"

"I don’t know!"

"Was she!?"

The man’s breath hitched. With the gun pressed against his chest, the last thing he wanted was for Slater to pull the trigger. "I... I’m not sure, but I did peek. She’s not hurt—if anything, she hurt everyone on the way!"

In the man’s mind, he wondered, how could this man act so worriedly about someone who clearly dominated the battlefield? Unbeknownst to him, the woman Slater was talking about was different from the woman the man was thinking of.

Slater was asking about Penny, but the man had only seen Mint. Considering there were two female warriors on the battlefield, the confusion was inevitable.

’I should...’ Penny’s thoughts trailed off, telling herself to show herself. However, somewhere in her heart, she wanted to see what would happen next. Would Slater open fire? Or would he just leave, just as she expected?

Although the corridor was dim, with little light aside from the moonlight, she had a clear look at Slater’s side profile. Unlike what she expected, he didn’t look cornered or frightened. If anything, he looked a little aggressive and unhesitant.

’What in the world is going on?’ Penny wondered, only to feel a light tug on her back. Startled, Penny turned with her rifle ready, only to see a little girl looking up at her. Deep lines appeared between her brows.