Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 244

Chapter 244: Home sweet home, indeed.

Meanwhile...

Knock, knock.

Atlas sat on the couch in his room, his laptop on the coffee table. When he heard a knock on the door, he looked over his eyeglasses and watched as it opened.

There, peeking her head in, was Penny.

"Penny," he called as he took off his eyeglasses. "What is it this time?"

Penny left the door slightly ajar and skipped over to where he was. Bouncing a little on the couch, she stretched her lips into a wide smile until her teeth were showing.

"I don’t feel safe with that smile, Penny," Atlas confessed, looking at her suspiciously. "What did you do?"

"First Brother, I haven’t done anything yet!"

"Yet. So you’re planning on doing something?"

Penny sucked in her inner cheeks and puckered her lips. "It’s harmless."

But her face told him it wasn’t harmless at all.

"What is it?" Atlas leaned back and faced her squarely. "Is it about your company? Didn’t you like the building I told you about? Do you want me to look for another place?"

"No, no, it’s not that at all! The building and the location are perfect!" she waved both her hands in front of her. "First Brother, I met Nina, and she told me about the situation in the Bennet Family."

As soon as Atlas heard this, his lips curved downward. "I told her not to tell you about it."

"And if she didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t know you’re willing to marry another man for my sake."

He froze as his face slowly turned red, making her giggle. Atlas reached for the cushioned pillow beside him and threw it straight at her face.

"Shut up," he breathed out. "Not a word, Penny."

Penny chuckled and grabbed the pillow, pulling it down from her face. "If you’re so embarrassed about it, why say it?"

Atlas avoided her gaze for a reason. Wasn’t it obvious that he was trying to protect her from the elders’ interests? Although Atlas wasn’t joking about that. After all, he was the eldest and had to protect his younger siblings no matter what — even if they were already adults.

Penny chuckled weakly and placed the pillow on her lap. "First Brother, I have a plan."

"A plan?" Atlas arched a brow and gave her a look. "What plan?"

"Hehehe."

"Penny, save the evil laugh for later. Tell me first." Her laughter was making his heart leap nervously, after all. "What are you thinking this time?"

"Nina mentioned that there aren’t any unmarried female descendants on the other side. So the elders’ first target is me!" Penny summarized casually. "But what if I’m not available anymore?"

Deep lines appeared between Atlas’s brows. "Tell me I’m following this wrong."

"I’ll get married," she simplified, confirming Atlas’s guess.

"No," Atlas said coldly, with a tone of finality. "Not gonna happen."

"First Brother, I’m saying this to make things easier for all of us."

"No."

Penny pouted. "Why?"

"Penny, I promised you that you don’t have to worry about that. Even Dad gave you his word not to worry about it," Atlas remarked solemnly while looking into her eyes. "Just let it go. I’ll handle it."

"What if Grandpa gives his share to our cousin?"

’I’ve simply accepted that my love life eventually grew wings,’ she thought, sighing deeply.