Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 184

Chapter 184: This girl is scaring me now

Minutes ago...

"I hate that girl. Even though I pity her in a way, she put it upon herself."

"It’s a good thing she was transferred to the bottom section. It’s much more peaceful in our class without her and Patricia in it."

Nina stopped in her tracks when she heard these remarks come from Ginnie and Lily. She held her breath and lowered her head, turning her back.

’Forget it,’ she told herself, pressing her lips into a thin line. ’It doesn’t matter, I guess?’

Nina dragged her feet to leave, as she didn’t want to hear more of this. She didn’t want to listen more, especially hear whatever Penny had got to say. She already told herself not to wallow in hatred, but if she heard Penny say anything, Nina knew she might slide back to the miserable and dreadful darkness in her heart.

However, her steps stopped when Penny spoke.

"I don’t hate Nina."

Nina held her breath, but this time, out of surprise.

"What I hate is what she had done... If you put yourself in her shoes, you’d understand her fears," were Penny’s remarks so sincerely without any tinge of arrogance or any other intention just to make herself feel better.

Slowly, Nina turned around and peeked at Penny. Her heart clenched when Penny smiled genuinely and humbly.

"We’re only human, after all. We might not forget, but at the same time, who are we to not forgive?"

Nina’s heart was filled with remorse upon hearing that.

A thin layer of tears coated her eyes, shameful at her initial thoughts just now. Although she was trying, she simply couldn’t erase all the bad habits and destructive assumptions was used to.

She felt so shameful, at the same time, determined. Hence, before she knew it, she showed herself to Penny’s small group of friends.

Nina stood several feet from the three, eyes on them.

"Huh?" Lily furrowed her brows and glanced up at Penny. Seeing that Penny was staring in a direction, she shifted her gaze. Her lips instantly curved down at the sight of Nina, releasing Penny as she straightened her back.

Ginnie also noticed this and snapped her eyes in Nina’s direction. The moment her gaze fell on Nina, Ginnie felt alert.

"What are you doing here, Nina?" Lily stood from her seat and stood protectively in front of her friends. "If you’re here to cause trouble, please forget about it. Not today."

Ginnie also found the courage to stand beside Lily. "Nina, please, don’t make more trouble for all of us."

Nina pursed her lips and darted at her former classmates. "I didn’t come here to stir trouble." Like usual, her voice was meek, but it didn’t carry the usual distress tone in it.

"Oh?" Lily arched a brow and nodded. "Then why are you here?"

"I..." Nina cleared her throat and glanced at the small figure behind them. "Penny, can we talk?"

"You can’t!" Lily shook her head. "Nina, I’m sorry, but I don’t think Penny should talk to you."

Ginnie nodded. "Sorry, Nina. But after what you’ve done, we might’ve moved on from it, but we’ll never forget."

Penny sighed as she darted her eyes between Lily and Ginnie’s back. Surely, her friends weren’t just reliable. They were a little overprotective too. Not that she didn’t understand where they were coming from.