Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 455

Chapter 455: What a situation she got herself into

A little part of Atlas wanted to believe that his sister wouldn’t marry a man on the brink of death. He wanted to believe she wasn’t crazy enough to take advantage of a dying man. That’s why he asked for the marriage certificate—he didn’t want to believe Zoren.

But this little document in his hand, confirming Zoren’s explanation, made it clear: Penny’s most dangerous poison was alcohol.

"Ah..." Atlas ruffled his hair in frustration, unable to stop glaring at her again.

Penny flinched a little, frowning. "Sorry for not telling you, First Brother," she said pitifully, hoping Atlas was calm enough to hear her out. "I swear, I didn’t know at first. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to worry you. You already have your hands full with the Bennet Family and the company."

She studied him, hoping her explanation would calm him down. When she noticed that Atlas only gave her a deadpan look, she cleared her throat.

"I wanted to investigate it first, okay?" she continued. "After all, neither Zoren nor I knew we were married until the day of my supposed sham wedding. That’s where our story began, and things just went from there. It’s not like I wanted this to happen."

’Not wish for this to happen?’ Atlas scoffed inwardly. ’You caused all of this!’

He huffed, then sighed. Although shocked by the news of her marriage, he still remembered Zoren’s last remarks. Even though both men already believed the drunken Penny’s statements, it wouldn’t hurt to confirm them. Thus, Atlas held off on telling her about her troublesome drunken side until he heard from Zoren again.

It shouldn’t take long.

"What are you going to do now?" he asked after a long silence, massaging the space between his brows. He peeked at her, only to see her pursing her lips. "What?"

She puckered her lips and murmured, "I already told you that I’m investigating."

"That’s not what I meant—this woman—ahh..." Atlas pounded his fist against his shoulder. "What I’m saying is, what are you going to do about Mom, Dad, and our brothers? What are your plans now?"

"First Brother, what do you mean, ’what are my plans?’ Isn’t it obvious?" she replied recklessly. "Ignorance is bliss. They don’t need to know I’ve been mysteriously married, and..."

Whatever else she was about to say died in her throat when she saw the deadly look on Atlas’s face. Penny sighed helplessly, pinching the bridge of her nose in distress.

"I’ll tell them, okay?"

"And when is that?" he asked. "Penny, if it weren’t for Zoren, I wouldn’t even know you’re married to him!"

Well, if it weren’t for her, Zoren wouldn’t know either.

"I’m still trying to figure things out," she conceded, her shoulders slumping. "First Brother, I swear I didn’t mean to keep it a secret. If Zoren hadn’t turned out to be someone I liked, I would’ve gotten a divorce already."

"And if you had gotten a divorce, you still wouldn’t have told us, would you?"