Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1226

Chapter 1226: Jokes are half meant

After their arrival, the Bennet brothers and Zoren had one day to rest before returning to work. However, given everything that had happened, they decided it was best to resume their usual routines immediately. Who knew? Another day of rest, and life might throw them lemons again. They didn’t want to risk it.

"Goodness." Penny puckered her lips as she shook her head, sinking into her chair. "Grace really has a scary sense of humor at times. Aunty? Oh, my goodness. I just got goosebumps!"

As a child, Penny had tried matching Haines with all sorts of women. At first, she attempted to set him up with her homeroom teacher, Miss Sandford. But not only did Haines ruin that by threatening her teacher, he didn’t even try to entertain the idea. When Penny had to live with him, she tried again—this time, bolder and more obvious.

Haines ruined all of those, too.

But still... Grace and her uncle? Never in her wildest imagination had she thought of that.

Penny narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "She wasn’t being serious, was she?" She recalled the playful yet sophisticated look on Grace’s face earlier. "Damn it! I think she was serious!"

"Is this a good thing? But Uncle Haines is twice her age!" she gasped. "I didn’t get into any incidents today, but now she’s making me think too much."

Knock, knock.

Penny’s thoughts halted at the sound of a knock. Snapping her eyes up, she watched the door open.

"Hey there!" Yugi peeked his head in before stepping inside, holding a handful of papers. "Special delivery for you!"

"And these are...?"

"Some papers you might want to shred. My hands hurt too much to do it myself," he quipped, stopping in front of her desk as he dropped the papers. "I’m kidding. These papers sum up the happenings of your five-day absence."

"Well, thanks!"

"Anyway, why did you look like you’d seen a ghost when you walked in earlier?"

"Not a ghost — just the terrifying thought that Grace might become my aunt!" Penny raised her brows briefly as she pulled the documents closer.

"Grace? As your aunt?" Yugi tilted his head. "Now, I’m intrigued."

"Don’t ask. She made a really bad joke, and when lawyers joke, you know what they say — jokes are half-meant — applies to them especially." Penny shook her head, skimming through the pages. "Well, I guess leaving for five days wasn’t so bad. Everything looks good."

"Did you think this company would crumble just because you weren’t here?" Yugi arched a brow. "Don’t forget — I’m here. And Uncle Wild, too."

Penny shrugged and gazed up at him. "Speaking of Uncle Wild, I haven’t seen him since I got back."

"It’s his day off."

"I know, but usually, on his day off, he still comes here just to watch his shows. You know him—he loves bragging about how he can show up and do nothing but watch his dramas."

"Didn’t you know?" Yugi furrowed his brows. "Uncle Wild has a girlfriend. They’ve been spending a lot of time together."

"Huh?" Penny scrunched up her nose. "Since when?"

"Since you arranged all those ridiculous dates for him, your uncle, and your brothers."