Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 479

Chapter 479: The question was, how did he get here so fast?

"Don’t hurt yourself trying to protect others. Even if that person is your brother... or your husband."

Penny’s face quickly turned ashen. Slater, on the other hand, frowned deeply, while James simply tilted his head.

"Uh... who are you?" James blurted out, assuming they were in the wrong room or that this guy was in the wrong ward.

"I am..."

"No one!" Slater chimed in before Zoren could even brag about who he was. "He is no one but an unwanted person trying to squeeze into someone else’s home. Like a pest... of some sort."

"Uh... Slater," James leaned closer and whispered, "I don’t think that’s what you’re supposed to say to someone. It’s rude."

Slater smirked and cast Zoren a dismissive look. "Even cockroaches are hard to control, so let him be," he shrugged and wheeled Penny inside the ward. He then cast James a look. "Manager James, you should go and make sure this place is heavily guarded. I don’t want any more people coming here and claiming they are family."

"Huh?"

"Just go." Slater puckered his lips, pointing at the door. "Leave."

For a moment, James was a little speechless, darting his eyes between Slater, Penny, and the unknown man inside. Since Slater was obviously giving the man some attitude, he quickly guessed this man was probably Penny’s boyfriend—or maybe a suitor on the way to claiming the title.

"Then I’ll be outside," said James with slightly raised hands. ’I don’t want to get involved.’

The last time James remembered someone pursuing Penny was Ray. The fans that went after Penny were the least of his concerns, but rather how her brother threatened everyone who laid their eyes on their sister afterward. Penny might not know this, but James had seen plenty, especially from Hugo and the basketball team.

When the door shut behind James, Penny looked up at Slater. "Really?"

"Hah!" Slater snorted, wheeling her close to the bed. But instead of helping her up, he faced Zoren and pointed a finger at him. "You! Why are you here!? Who told you that you can come in here without permission?"

"Slater, shut up." Penny clicked her tongue, thanking the heavens this was her brother. Otherwise, she would’ve knocked all his teeth out. "That’s my husband you’re talking to. Be nice."

Slater puffed his cheeks and glared at Zoren, only to get even more riled up when Zoren briefly smirked. "Penny! Look at him! He’s mocking me!"

"Huh?" Penny shifted her eyes to Zoren, only to see the same plain look he usually carried.

Seeing how fast Zoren changed his reaction, Slater gasped in disbelief. "You! You’re a villain."

"Third Brother—"

"Don’t call me the third brother! You’re not my brother!" Slater harrumphed to the point he was almost panting. "Geez! I said this before and I’ll say it again: I only have two brothers, and their names are Atlas and Hugo Bennet. You’re neither of them."

"Oh, my god." Penny pinched the bridge of her nose. If earlier she was fine, now she wasn’t. She snapped her eyes at Zoren and smiled wryly. "I’m sorry about him. My father dropped him when he was a baby. He never recovered from that."

Zoren smiled in satisfaction and gazed down at her hand. He squinted, noticing the large stitches across her palm. His vision was still blurry, but he could discern their size. _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}