Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 407

Chapter 407: vines of doubt

The thought of Penny and Zoren together never left Dean’s mind. It played in his head like a broken record. A myriad of questions swirled in his mind, but he reminded himself not to jump to conclusions. After all, Penny had told him — she didn’t like complicated things.

She wouldn’t associate herself with Zoren Pierson without a good reason.

Even so, one question gnawed at him: why were they together?

"Sir?"

Dean snapped back to reality when the driver called him. Lifting his eyes to the rearview mirror, deep lines appeared between his brows. He glanced out the window beside him and realized they had already arrived at the Pierson Corporation Office without him noticing.

’This is surely eating me up, isn’t it?’

Without a word, Dean stepped out of the car. As soon as he did, his driver pulled away, and another car pulled up behind him. Turning his head back, his jaw tightened as he watched his uncle step out of the vehicle.

This time, Zoren greeted him first. "Dean," he called as soon as he spotted his nephew. "Good morning."

"Good morning, Uncle." Dean forced a smile, straightening his posture and raising his chin as Zoren approached him. "You seemed to be in a good mood."

"I am in a good mood." Zoren nodded and pretended to study Dean’s mood. Although he didn’t need to pretend or see for him to know Dean’s mood. "You seem... off. Bad night?"

’How would you know when you can’t even see?’ Dean wanted to snap, but he held back. ’Hah. Pathetic.’

"It’s nothing like that, Uncle." He smiled, his voice kind and gentle. "It’s nothing like that."

Zoren tilted his head. "Your girlfriend didn’t come home last night?"

"What?"

"I just thought it was about her," Zoren replied, his smile not reaching his eyes. "If my woman didn’t come home, I’d be upset too."

After dropping that remark, Zoren patted Dean’s shoulder before walking inside. As his uncle walked away, Dean’s expression hardened. He glared at Zoren’s retreating figure and the entourage that followed him.

"Hah..." Dean scoffed, turning his attention to the street, intending to hail a cab. But before he could, he paused. ’She won’t like it.’ _{fгeewebnovёl.com}

Slowly, Dean clenched his fists. He knew Penny wouldn’t appreciate it if he came to her with questions he wasn’t entitled to ask. Like she said, they weren’t together. So questions about who she was with and why she was with another man were off-limits.

That was who she was, how she was, and how she would always be.

Bitterness surged in Dean’s chest as he clenched his teeth. In the end, he decided to head to work, hoping to keep his mind occupied.

’Nothing’s going on between them,’ he repeated in his head like a mantra. ’Nothing’s going on between them. She wouldn’t sacrifice her peace and sanity over trivial matters.’

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[PRIME GROUP]

DING!

Penny raised her brows, glancing up from the document she was reviewing to her phone. With her chin propped on her hand and a pen still between her fingers, she tilted her phone to check the notification.

A smile quickly spread across her face when she saw the message.

[From: Mr. Pierson

Drink water.]

[To: Mr. Pierson

Done.]

DING!

[From: Mr. Pierson

Good.]

DING!