Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Miss you

Unfortunately, Penny got stuck with Hugo throughout the day. He didn’t show any kind of sign he wanted to leave her alone and she didn’t have the heart to chase him away. It wasn’t like he was bothering her or anything. So when dinner was over, she quickly went to her room to play with Chunchun and Tiana before bedtime.

As for Hugo, after dinner, he idled in his room for a while before he went to see his father.

Knocking on his father’s study, he heard Charles say, "Come in."

When Hugo stepped inside, he saw his father sitting behind the wooden desk. Charles was wearing glasses, tipping them down his nose as his eyes snapped over the rim of his glasses.

"Hugo? What are you doing here?" Surprised was evident in Charles’s voice.

Hugo didn’t speak until he was standing in front of the table. "Dad, Penny mentioned she’s going to meet her cousins tomorrow."

"Oh..." Charles was a little confused. "Yes, she will."

"Can I accompany her?" the young lad didn’t beat around the bush.

Ever since Penny mentioned meeting her cousins, who were like siblings to her, Hugo’s intrigue was piqued. He wanted to see and understand why Penny would consider those twins like siblings.

"Please don’t send her away," he added when he didn’t get a reply from his father.

Charles was lost for words.

Did Hugo think he was trying to send Penny away?

"Uh, Hugo, I’m not sending Penny away. Why would I do that?"

"Then, why did you agree?" Hugo’s reply was faster than a bolt of lightning, not giving his father enough time to recover. "They might try to change her mind and ask her to return to them."

"Hugo, that’s not it." Charles sighed deeply, putting his glasses down. "The woman who raised her wants to make sure Penny is being treated well in here. If she sees Penny is doing well, she won’t try to take her back. And Penny also wants to see her and her cousins. Don’t worry. Butler Jen will accompany her."

Hugo’s ears drooped when he heard it was what Penny wanted as well. He thought if it was his father’s decision, he would try to change his mind. But if it was Penny, he didn’t have the heart to.

Seeing how his second son came in here, and how his mood changed, Charles smiled. "If you want to come with her tomorrow, then you have my permission. But you also have to let Penny know."

The life that was slowly dwindling from Hugo’s eyes returned with fire.

"But Hugo, I know Penny will agree because she wouldn’t want to disappoint you. So, make sure not to bother their private time," Charles reminded. "You’ll stay close, but not close enough to make them uncomfortable. It’s their private time, after all."

"I understand." Hugo nodded sternly. "Thanks, Dad."

Having said that, Hugo didn’t idle anymore and left.

Looking at his son’s back, Charles sighed and smiled. Hugo was the type to only come to him when he wanted to negotiate something. He would rarely come to him for requests or to ’beg’ for someone. He was a bit prideful, after all.

"I’m glad he’s opening up to her," Charles was pleased. "I hope all of them will get along soon."

Right now, Charles wasn’t that worried anymore.

Penny was like a ball of sunshine that could melt anyone’s heart. She was just delightful about everything. Hence, he knew his other sons would see that.

Returning to what he was doing, Charles continued reading some articles about mice to get a deeper understanding before getting her one tomorrow.

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The next day, Penny excitedly went downstairs for her plans for the day. But when she arrived on the porch outside, she saw Hugo and Butler Jen waiting for her.