Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1524

Chapter 1524: It... still stands

One question answered, a few more resurfaced.

It felt like a never-ending quest to uncover the truth, and asking nicely wasn’t going to cut it. Penny had tried, and even though she knew it wouldn’t work, she did it just in case.

Obviously, Jonathan wasn’t just going to run his mouth and reveal everything to her or Zoren.

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Reclining idly on the bed they’d set up facing the investigation board, Penny and Zoren shared a quiet moment. They stared at the board, their eyes searching for more leads.

"I guess we should start looking into other things," Penny said softly, prompting Zoren to turn to her. "We’ve been too focused on Jonathan since the orphanage incident. I stopped checking into other things — like Mint’s case on the miracle drug."

Zoren nodded. "Do you need any help?"

"Well, anything is good," she shrugged. "If you can, just keep an eye on him."

"First Brother’s been watching him."

"I know, but... this is just too complicated."

He didn’t say anything else, but nodded again in agreement.

If their theory was correct, then they needed to distance themselves from Jonathan’s business for now — and make sure he had no way of implicating them in what increasingly looked like a suicide mission.

"Penny," Zoren said, reaching for her hand, "how about I look into the baby swap?"

Penny frowned. "But it’s dangerous."

"I’d rather tread into danger than watch my wife walk into it alone."

"How about we do it together?"

"But then we don’t know who they’ll go after first if we get close to the truth." He sighed. "I’ll do it. I already got a lead after the attack on Mint."

"That could be more about the miracle drug than the baby swap," she said with a sigh. "Maybe if we sleep on it, we’ll come up with a better plan."

They exchanged a look, agreeing in silence.

But instead of sleeping, they found themselves staring at the investigation board like it was some kind of television screen playing a suspense film.

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Meanwhile, in Grace’s Apartment...

Grace and Haines lounged in the living room, eating takeout as they watched the late-night news. The latest scandal involved a senator’s granddaughter — a story they’d already seen teased on earlier broadcasts.

Haines chewed slowly, chopsticks in one hand, a paper takeout container in the other. His gaze drifted toward Grace.

She was watching the news, clearly a little more invested than he expected.

"What do you think about it?" he asked.

"Hmm?" She raised her brows, turning her head toward him while her eyes lingered on the screen.

When their eyes met, his held a glint of curiosity. "You seem a little too invested in this case."

"Well, that’s because... let’s just say I met the woman not too long ago," Grace replied with a smile, maintaining client confidentiality — even though the woman in question, who had done something awful to Cassandra, was Haines’s niece. "I just didn’t think this would happen."

Maybe it was karma.