Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1526

Chapter 1526: And above it... was the penthouse.

"Oh! You guys are early!" Penny flashed them a smile, waving a handful of papers. "Shawn, I need a summary of this. Please send it to my office as soon as you can."

"Also, I need progress reports from you three," she added, pointing at Hayley, Teddy, and Patricia. "Send them to my office right away. I’ll read them while having my coffee."

With that, Penny was ready to head out, but the four of them just stared at her blankly.

"Hello?" she called, raising an eyebrow. "Are you guys okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost or something."

They didn’t respond right away. All they could do was stare at their boss in stunned silence.

Was it weird to say something felt off?

This morning, they’d seen Zoren Pierson in his pajamas. And now Penny, who looked like she had just woken up, was here too—in her pajamas.

What were the odds?

Before they could dwell any longer on how bizarre it all was, their eyes were drawn to something else: the plasters and band-aids scattered across Penny’s skin. The most obvious ones were on her forehead and jaw, with several more on her arms.

"Miss Penny, are you alright?" Teddy snapped out of his trance and walked closer. "Why are you covered in band-aids?"

Patricia sprinted over and beat Teddy to it, standing directly in front of Penny. She tilted her head, scanning her from top to bottom.

"What happened to you!?" she gasped. "Did you get in trouble again!?"

"Miss Penny, were you hurt?" Hayley asked with concern as she also moved closer. Shawn stayed behind, silent but clearly worried.

"Ahh..." Penny touched the strip on her forehead and smiled. "I got into an accident last night."

"An accident?!" they all gasped in unison.

"Mhm. It’s actually in the news. But sadly, our identities were hidden. I was in a friend’s car and he got attacked," she explained casually. "Fortunately, no one died—except the guy who tried to shoot him."

That made the four assistants gape in horror. Their mouths hung open, eyes wide, while Penny talked about it as if it were no big deal.

"It’s not that serious," she chuckled, waving them off. "I just bruised my leg. Want to see?"

They didn’t respond, but she still pulled up her pajama pants to show them. The loose fabric easily slid up to reveal a long, dark bruise on her leg—horizontal and huge. Against her fair skin, it looked even more severe.

"Oh my god..." Hayley covered her mouth in shock.

Penny nodded. "It was bad, but it’s okay. That’s all I got. Better than something worse."

"Penny, are you sure you’re okay?" Patricia asked, genuine concern in her voice. "That looks horrible!"

"If you need rest, please let us know," Teddy added.

"Don’t worry about the office work," Shawn said, supporting the others. "We’ll handle everything."

Hearing their determined reassurances, Penny burst out laughing. "You guys... I’m fine. Just a few scratches and bruises, nothing serious. But thank you—I really appreciate it."

"Anyway, don’t forget the reports I asked for, alright?" Penny tapped Teddy’s shoulder since he was closest. Then, after taking a few steps, she turned back to Patricia. "Oh, and Patricia, I don’t want any visitors today. If anyone comes looking for me, tell them I’m not in."

"Yes, ma’am!"

With that, the four of them watched her leave, brows furrowed and minds racing. That didn’t sound like a regular car crash. If anything, it sounded like an attempted murder.

Well... Penny was drunk. That’s why.

Moments later...

Knock knock

Her brows rose. "That’s fast. Are you sure you’re submitting this already?" _{freewebnøvel.coɱ}