Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 286

Chapter 286: Behind the scenes

[REPLAY]

"Penny? Can you come here for a second?"

Penny glanced at Butler Jen and offered him a subtle smile. She picked up Chunchun and went to see Haines in his study.

"Uncle?" she called as soon as she stepped inside, while Haines closed the door. "Is there a problem?"

Haines’s expression was solemn as he quietly said, "Your dad... he told me everything he knows."

"Oh." Clarity quickly shone in her eyes upon hearing that. Studying Haines’s expression, she narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "And you don’t want to tell me?"

"No, I will, but I think it should be Charles who tells you," Haines replied. "But only when you’re ready, perhaps."

"I am always ready, Uncle," she responded quickly, only to have another thought cross her mind. "Does knowing it will put me in danger?"

Haines nodded. "There are things that should remain a secret or unknown."

Penny nodded. If her uncle said this, then whatever Haines had found out was probably dangerous. Although Haines knew she could keep secrets, he still wanted Charles to explain it to her.

"I understand, Uncle," she said after a moment. "Do you have any plans now?"

"I’ll contact Wild and put a hold on the investigation. I’ll do it in a less suspicious way. After all, stopping the investigation suddenly would only alert some people and draw attention."

"Okay." Penny nodded in understanding with a smile. "If you’ve got it covered, then I’ll walk Chunchun out first."

"Penny," Haines called just as she turned, his eyes brimming with worry. "Let’s be careful for now. The baby swapping and that incident ten years ago... were just warnings to Charles. The worst will come if we’re not careful."

Penny remained quiet before she nodded. "Do you trust me, Uncle?"

"Just as much as you trust me," Haines replied, ruffling her hair. "But I also know sometimes you can be quite the daredevil."

"Not at the expense of my loved ones."

"But at the expense of yourself," he countered quickly. "I’m thinking of letting Hugo and Atlas know about this as well, but not until we’re off their radar."

"I’ll be careful," she let out a defeated laugh. "I’ll walk Chunchun out first. It’s her birthday today."

Haines nodded. "Speaking of birthdays, I brought her some gifts." He then pointed at the couch where the gifts were stacked.

When Penny looked over, her entire face twitched at the sight of the stack of gifts on the coffee table.

"Should we open them?"

"Hehe. Uncle, let’s open them later," Penny laughed awkwardly. "I really need to walk Chunchun out first!"

As soon as those words left her mouth, Penny bolted away to escape. Haines couldn’t even get another word out. She was so swift.