Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1701

Chapter 1701: His declaration of war

Zoren had mentioned it to Penny once about his unpleasant experience with the hypnosis. After all, some time ago, Zoren was not pleased that he was not part of his wife’s life.

For him, that was unacceptable.

But instead of recovering his memories, what he got were fragments of his past. The past that was erased from his mind for a reason. Fragments that, for once, gave him something to fear about.

Him.

Zoren, himself.

It wasn’t what he did in those fragments of memories, but rather, it was the feeling he felt in them. The lack of empathy, the amusement of one’s downfall, and just emotions he narrowly avoided nurturing in this timeline.

It scared him enough to make him question many things. If not for Penny, he probably wouldn’t have recovered from it and gotten consumed by it.

But tonight, he had to face his biggest fear... which was Zoren Pierson — the old Zoren Pierson.

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The beat of the metronome echoed in the room as Zoren lay on the bed while Penny sat in the chair. Its tick felt like a pull in a trance, followed by Penny’s occasional voice that was telling him to relax. To keep his breathing steady and to follow her voice.

She was patient, letting him take his time. She glanced at the pulse monitor clipped on his finger just to be sure.

Tock... tock... tock...

Penny drew a deep breath as she finally spoke again, almost breathlessly. "Can you see it?"

Zoren didn’t answer, his eyes calmly shut. Although his brows knitted briefly before they relaxed again.

"Yes," he whispered.

"What do you see, Renren?"

"..." Zoren tilted his head a bit, his chest moving in and out slowly but steadily. "A screen — television. I’m watching it."

Penny pressed her lips into a thin line. "What are you watching?"

Again, he didn’t answer immediately. Penny studied his reaction, making sure there weren’t any anomalies. This was her first time doing this, and she wasn’t sure if she was actually doing it correctly. Hence, she not only needed to be careful, but also, she was ready to pull him out once he started showing signs of instability.

"What are you watching, Renren?" she asked again, her voice careful.

"..." Zoren kept his mouth pressed into a thin line before he whispered, "You."

"I am... watching you," he added under his breath. "I... didn’t do it. I’m innocent — it’s not me."

Penny’s breathing hitched as her eyes slowly widened, staring at him. Zoren had gone quiet, but everything he said just now wasn’t his words, but hers. The words she kept repeating, shouting till her throat bled, just so one person would listen and hear her cry.

[I didn’t do it.]

[I’m innocent.]

[It’s not me.]

Those were her cries.

’He’s watching me...?’ she wondered, looking at Zoren with both curiosity and wariness.

Penny’s case in their first life was huge enough to get broadcast through mainstream media. So, she could easily piece this information together.

He had seen her through the broadcast and heard her cries when she thought no one else did. He listened. He believed.