Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Young genius

Penny had to admit money had slowly lost its value for her in her first life because they provided everything she needed. Even when she started making money, she focused more on appeasing her family. But now that she valued every dime she earned by taking advantage of her memories in the first life, spending a few thousand for a secondhand laptop was a huge blow to her little savings.

She was happy, though. The specs and model were a steal; it was a good thing the seller needed money and eventually agreed to her price.

"I still have a few left to start as my capital!" Penny giggled, skipping her steps in the hallway. "All that's left is..."

Penny trailed off and stopped when she caught a figure from the corner of her eyes. Walking toward the window on the side, she saw Hugo doing his training in the garden.

[Hugo's dead.]

Her lips curved down upon remembering Atlas's remarks in her first life. The second child of the Bennet couple dedicated his life to the military. But because of what she had done, Hugo was sent to a dangerous place to die.

'I've always known his only dream is to serve the country, but I didn't realize he spent his childhood preparing himself for that,' she thought with a little guilt in her heart. 'Don't worry. You'll be a military general in this lifetime.'

Penny huffed with determination, resuming her steps to the library.

According to Haines and her parents, they were still processing her transfer to her new school. Her parents weren't happy with Penny using her current surname, but they didn't want to make her unhappy either.

Well, Penny had high grades and even if she stopped going to school for half a year, her academic achievements were good enough for her to move up. Even so, Penny wanted to refresh her memory by reading some advanced books. The Bennet Family would pull some strings for her to get in, but Penny knew the competition in that particular school was fierce. She didn't want anyone to push her around.

When Penny arrived in the library, her eyes immediately caught Nina and Atlas seated at the long table quietly with their tutor.

"Huh?" Penny pressed her lips, tiptoeing her way in. 'Don't worry about me. I'm just here to...'

"Penny?"

Penny winced when she heard Nina's innocent and gentle voice echo. She awkwardly turned her head in their direction, only to see Nina smiling.

'That smile...'

"Penny, are you here to study as well?" Nina asked, making Atlas look in her direction. "Why don't you join us? Big brother Atlas and I are preparing for our exam."

"Uh..."

"Our tutor is very good. He can help you understand any lesson!" Nina enthusiastically urged, making their tutor smile in satisfaction. "Come!"

Atlas glanced at Nina and then at Penny, but he didn't say anything. He heard about Penny's academic achievements and thus, he thought she didn't need to join them. However, Nina's offer was also not bad. Their tutor was a respectable professor. If it weren't for Charles, this professor wouldn't even give them the time of day.

Penny was about to refuse the kind offer, but then Atlas spoke.

"Professor Singh is a respectable professor," he encouraged. "It will be good for your academic background to learn from him."

Nina's smile cracked as she gazed at her big brother. As for Penny, this took her off guard.

'Aside from Nina, Atlas disliked it when another person was around during his study time.' She was bewildered. 'Is it because I have countless gold medals under my belt?'

"I don't mind, Miss Penny." Professor Singh nodded reassuringly. "You can join us. I heard you were in the same grade as Miss Nina. It'll be easier to teach you both at the same time."

'Advanced lessons...?' Penny skimmed through the pages of the note, flipping it as if she wasn't reading them. 'I got two PhD in my first life, but oh well. They were still kids and this is probably advanced for them.'

'Is she actually someone who snags attention?' Atlas wondered, thinking of Slater's accusation towards Penny not long ago.