Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 316

Chapter 316: They won’t do that

"Penny owns the Prime Group."

For a second, Allen scanned the Bennet siblings with his wide, dilated eyes. He waited for them to laugh or tell him they were kidding, thinking he must have been gullible to believe such a thing.

But they didn’t.

They all stared back at him with the same plain look, a shared expression that underscored their familial connection.

"What?" Allen forced out a breath, his gaze falling on Penny. His lips quivered. "You are... the CEO... of the Prime Group?"

Penny, Atlas, and Hugo all nodded.

This time, Allen’s breath hitched, cutting his gasp short. He scanned the siblings’ faces again, searching for any sign of deception.

There wasn’t any.

Allen covered his gaping mouth, his eyes glued to Penny. "Oh my god... I’m so sorry, Miss Penny! I didn’t know!"

"I’m not surprised you didn’t know," Penny chuckled. "Not everyone knows. Only those close to me are aware that I’m the person behind it. So, there’s no need to apologize."

"I wonder..." Hugo leaned back. "Does Slater know about your company?"

"I don’t know," Penny shook her head. "He never asked. Though he knows I have a business, I guess?"

Hugo chuckled. "Don’t worry about it, Allen. Even I didn’t know at first."

"What?" Allen blurted out. "How is that possible?"

"Well, Penny isn’t the type to talk about what she’s doing with her life. All we know is that whatever she does, she achieves it, no matter what." Hugo shrugged.

To be fair, Hugo only found out about it two — maybe three — years ago. He discovered it when Penny visited the base where Hugo was deployed. The shock of seeing his sister there was phenomenal. To make a long story short, Penny secured a partnership deal with the military, offering an "opportunity" for those discharged, though everyone knew it was more of a trade.

"Don’t let anyone know about it," Atlas remarked, waiting for Allen to meet his gaze. "Penny doesn’t want to be bothered by entitled people."

Allen nodded profusely. "Of course, sir! I won’t tell anyone! Not even my girlfriend!"

"You have a girlfriend?" Atlas frowned, causing Penny to laugh.

"First Brother, Allen has a life of his own. He’s a man in his prime, and he also has great looks. So don’t be surprised if he has a girlfriend... or two."

"Miss Penny, I’m not like that!" Allen’s face turned red, flustered. After a moment, he cleared his throat and furrowed his brows. "But if Miss Penny is the respected T. Mouse, why is the general manager spreading the word that the Prime Group agreed to the partnership through him?"

The Bennet siblings casually shrugged.

"If we had an idea, you’d already know," Atlas muttered, his focus shifting back to Penny. But before he could say anything, Hugo spoke again.

"Penny, can you sue him for this? He is spreading misinformation."

So much for not being petty, huh?