Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Newfound purpose

Penny stood frozen on the stage with wide eyes. Around fifty sign-ups for a fan club were considered little, but for her, that amount was huge! But this crowd? It was almost like the general assembly in school.

Just what type of promotion Lily did do to make all these people sign up for her fan club?!

"Penny...!" Lily whispered from the side of the stage. "Speak."

Lily pointed at the microphone, signaling to Penny there was a mic for a reason.

What would Penny say?! This was akin to the school presidential election!

Penny glossed her eyes over the crowd, gulping, having this mild fright crawling into her heart. If others loved attention, Penny was the opposite. All she wanted was a peaceful school life — she didn’t even plan to enter school this year and pass it by taking a heavy amount of exams.

This was not in her plans!

"Go, Penny~!"

Her eyes inevitably shifted to the person’s vantage point. There, Hugo was standing with his team. He and his teammates were wearing headbands with her face glued to the strings attached to it. They were also holding up a banner with her name and their signatures on it.

’Oh, my god...’

As this sight of the school varsity team scared her, she coincidentally caught Atlas. He was standing not far away. With his stature, he stood out among the people around him. He was holding a stick with a flag on it, waving it mildly with a dead expression. The design of the flag was Penny’s face!

’First Brother...!’ she mentally wept, feeling sorry for her first brother.

Lastly, she caught Slater’s figure just right next to Atlas. Slater was wearing a shirt with Penny’s name on it. Along with him were James and Slater’s other former bullies. The three of them were wearing pink shirts with Penny’s wide face printed on it.

Her brothers weren’t the only people popular people in there. There were also quite a few people who had earned quite the reputation — good and bad — including some from the star section. The sight, the crowd, and everything were overwhelming. Moreover, why was there a group of students recording all of this?!

But regardless of the brief inner turmoil, seeing her brothers, who would willingly wear that tacky shirt, hold that ridiculous flag, and wear that headband, filled her heart with appreciation. Knowing her friends also spent day and night preparing for this day touched her heart more than the overwhelming result of their efforts and hard work.

"Uh." Penny cleared her throat, making the mic produce this sharp sound from the echo. She glanced at the side of the stage, seeing her classmates give her a thumbs up.

She nodded and faced the crowd with a fierce expression. "Well, ahem. Thank you for coming." Her voice was nervous and shaky, evident she wasn’t used to this. "I... I am Penelope, but you can call me Penny."

Penny paused again and studied everyone’s still reaction. "To be honest, I didn’t know many people would sign up since I thought my friends were just joking. But seeing that everyone made time and gathered here, I am deeply and sincerely grateful."

"I hope this club and everyone in it will focus on doing good causes; helping each other for the good and, of course... becoming a great advocate of creating a peaceful and friendly environment for everyone." She pressed her lips together, unsure if what she said was even enough. However, she didn’t care anymore as she smiled brightly. "Let’s all be kind to each other."

’In my previous life, no one would waste a second of their time on me,’ she thought. ’But in this life... I don’t even want to be friends with anyone.’

’I really like this life!’