Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1321

Chapter 1321: I need that pill

Ignoring Wild and Lily, Penny furrowed her brows as she read the first invitation from the stack. Each envelope had a different color, likely representing different themes. The sheer number of invitations, along with the message Mark had relayed, confused her. However, upon seeing the details inside, she became even more perplexed.

"What is this?" she blurted out, effectively stopping Wild and Lily’s conversation. She turned the invitation around for them to see. "Grace just invited me to her birthday. It’s tomorrow."

"Huh?" Lily furrowed her brows, tilting her head. "Penny, are you sure that’s what it says?"

"Read it yourself." Penny handed her the invitation, which Lily accepted and examined.

"Oh, right, it does say that." Lily rocked her head in thought. "But... wasn’t her birthday already over?"

"I know."

"Maybe it’s a late celebration?" Lily guessed as she returned the invitation. "Since she had to fly out of the country and missed celebrating, maybe she’s making up for it."

"Well, if she’s inviting you girls, you should go," Wild chimed in. "Gracie works hard and rarely celebrates anything. Tonight is your sister’s family meeting, so there’s no conflict. The birthday celebration is tomorrow."

Lily and Penny exchanged glances before nodding. They agreed—Grace worked so hard she practically didn’t acknowledge holidays. Even if there were a storm outside, nothing would stop her from showing up to work.

"You’re right." Penny hummed, putting the invitation aside for safekeeping. She wanted to attend the celebration—it was for a dear friend, after all.

But then, as she checked the next invitation, she paused, her confusion deepening.

"Huh?" Her nose crinkled as she read the details.

"What’s wrong this time?" Wild asked, noticing the utter bewilderment on Penny’s face. "What’s that one for?"

"It’s... another birthday invitation," she mumbled, lifting it for them to see. "The wording is slightly rewritten, the format’s different, and the theme has changed—but it’s also Grace’s birthday party. This one’s for the day after tomorrow."

Lily and Wild stared at Penny blankly.

"There’s no way Gracie would send you two birthday invitations for different dates—OMG! She did!" Lily gasped after reading the second invitation. Penny was right. The only differences were the design, the date, and the listed age of the celebrant.

"What in the world is going on here?" Wild muttered in disbelief. "Penny, hand me a few of those invitations."

"Me too!" Lily volunteered. "I’ll help check them all."

Penny divided the stack between them, and the three began sorting through the invitations, momentarily forgetting their previous conversation.

To their dismay, every single invitation Grace had sent to Penny’s office was for a birthday celebration. Specifically, Grace’s 31st Birthday Celebration... all the way to her 60th.