Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Finding an easy target

"Okay, class. This is your new classmate. I know it’s almost at the end of the year, but be nice to her, alright?" the homeroom teacher announced before casting the headmaster a look. When her eyes were on the adorable little girl, she smiled.

"Please introduce yourself."

Penny nodded and stepped in the front. "My name is Penelope. You can call me Penny. Let’s get along well."

The class assessed the girl, who seemed to be just ten. She was short, but also very wide. One could tell she spent most of her time in the kitchen. But aside from her appearance and weird match of clothing colors, the students instinctively thought of her family name, Reed.

Was there a family in the upper echelon named Reed?

"Penny, you may take a seat over there." The homeroom teacher pointed at the vacant chair in the farthest corner before facing the headmaster.

As Penny marched to her seat, the teacher politely walked out to the headmaster.

Eyes remained on Penny’s figure even after she sat down. When she glanced at her classmates, the students didn’t even look away, as if they wanted Penny to know they were assessing her value.

’Hmp. Kids.’ Penny ignored them and placed her purple backpack on the desk.

"That’s her?" Patricia smiled in satisfaction. Her initial worry was that the transferee was pretty. But seeing this chubby girl, she felt at ease. However, suddenly, she furrowed her brows.

"Why does she look so familiar?" she murmured.

Nina, on the other hand, peeled her gaze from Penny. ’She used the surname Reed.’ The corner of her lips curled up. ’As long as I ignore her, I —’

"Oh, Nina, you’re here?"

Nina froze as she felt everyone’s eyes fall on her. Her little face slightly twitched as she slowly glanced at Penny.

Nina offered a kind smile to Penny but said nothing. She didn’t want any interaction with Penny because then her friends would ask how she knew her.

"How did you know Nina?" Patricia blurted out, and Nina froze.

Penny blinked as her eyes veered to the girl next to Nina. She blinked and blinked before her eyes slowly widened.

’The crazy girl!’

Patricia arched a brow the second Penny’s face formed in terror. "Why are you..." she trailed off, as her mouth fell open while her pupils dilated. She pointed a finger at Penny and gasped. "That’s you!" _{ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com}

"Huh?" Nina, who was nervous at Penny’s answer to Patricia’s inquiry, furrowed her brows. "You know her?"

"Hah! Of course! How can I forget that very wide face!" Patricia hissed as she crossed her arms. "Nina, she’s the one I told you about."

"The one who spilled juice on your limited-edition Chanel shoes?"

Patricia snorted, glaring at Penny. But right before she could continue her anger, she heard the sliding door open, followed by their homeroom teacher.

"Okay, class. Get back on your respective seats..."

"Mhmp!" Patricia rolled her eyes at Penny and stormed back into her seat.

Nina, who was observing Patricia, couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. As for Penny, her face twitched, and she made a mental note not to associate herself with a troublesome girl like Patricia.

’That girl is friends with Nina?’ Penny scrunched up her nose in dismay. ’Goodness. What a taste in friends. How did that girl enter the top section? She didn’t look very reasonable.’

Penny shook her head, thinking she didn’t remember Patricia from her first life. Though she remembered Nina having a friend named Patricia, she couldn’t remember her face as a young lady. After all, when Penny got into this school in her first lifetime, she often kept her head down.

’Whatever. It’s not like I plan to compete with anyone in this class.’ She already planned to move up and graduate early. The only reason she was here today was because of Slater.

’It’s still too early for recess and lunchtime.’ Penny cupped her chubby cheeks and gazed at the window on the side. ’That’s Slater’s building. I wonder what that stubborn coward is doing.’