Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 498

Chapter 498: A first

[FLASHBACK]

"What kind of evil plans are you thinking about now, hmm?" Grace’s hushed voice came from the lower bunk. "What is it this time? Care to share so I don’t get surprised when you make a move?"

Penny, lying on the top bunk, stared at the ceiling within her reach. Her cracked and swollen lips curled into a smirk as she rested her arm beneath her head. There was a silly thought in her mind, and she knew Grace would laugh.

"Grace, have you ever had a boyfriend?"

Grace snorted and turned her upper body to glance at Penny. "That’s what you’re thinking about? Not how to start another fight with that bitch?"

"She’s too easy for me. No need to plan. Just grab her hair or slam her head against the table while she’s eating. Maybe punch her out of nowhere," Penny replied casually, talking about hurting someone so easily. Well, this had been her daily life, and that person deserved the beating. "So? Have you had a boyfriend?"

"Mhm." Grace leaned back, humming a long tune. "I’ve had... I don’t know, one, two... I lost count."

"You’ve had that many, huh? Wow..!"

"Not to mention the ones I hooked up with for fun."

Penny raised her brows, glancing to the side. "You do that for fun?"

"Haha. Why do you sound so surprised? I don’t have a future ahead of me, so I do what I want. No one cared about me, so why should I care about myself?"

"Well... you’re probably right," Penny replied, unsure if it actually made sense or if she’d been in prison long enough that nonsense started to seem reasonable.

"Why are you thinking about that after that huge fight earlier?" Grace asked out of curiosity. "Don’t tell me you’re getting sentimental? Oh ho. The great Penny is being sentimental. That’s new. I thought all you know is how to cause trouble!"

Penny hummed, chuckling weakly. "For some reason, it just crossed my mind."

The truth was, Penny knew exactly why these thoughts were keeping her awake tonight. One of the inmates had a visitor earlier — the inmate’s fiancé. The woman was already being evaluated for release, and she had shared her plans to turn her life around, get married, and start fresh. This inmate even shared that because of this fiance of hers, she wanted to change. It got Penny thinking: how had she never thought about dating or marriage?

She had never experienced those things, and now she realized just how much she’d neglected to do things for herself. She was always too busy doing things for others. It was comical.

"Have you ever had someone you thought you’d spend the rest of your life with?" Penny asked after a long silence. "That kind of relationship that will make you do better?"

Grace, who had nearly fallen asleep, cracked her eyes open. "No."

"Why not?"

"Penny, do you really think I’m that sentimental? All my exes are a bunch of scumbags." Grace snorted. "I don’t know what you were like outside of prison, but I’m still shocked you’re asking me these things. Wait, hang on... Don’t tell me you’ve never had sex before?"

"I’ve never even had a boyfriend... nor have I dated anyone. I never even thought you could do that with a complete stranger."