Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Life has its funny way of putting things in order

In her first life, when these people came into their house, Jessa was more than happy to give Penny away. Jessa didn't even have second thoughts. All she cared about was how much these people would give her for "taking care" of Penny for 13 years.

"Are you insane!?" Jessa harrumphed. "How dare you people come into my house and claim my child is yours?! Get out of my property right now!"

Penny flinched when her auntie suddenly threw a huge fit. Jessa aggressively chased the people away.

The gates clanged aloud when Jessa slammed it closed, huffing sharply as she turned around.

"Auntie?" Penny's round eyes swirled with curiosity. "Who are those people?"

Jessa offered a short smile. "They're no one. Just an insane bunch!" She patted Penny's head and nodded. "Let's get back in. The soup might turn cold. Come."

Jessa warmly held Penny's hand, and they got in.

Penny couldn't help but gaze up at her auntie's back. It wasn't like she didn't know Jessa was acting this way because she was the family's money tree. Even so, it put her heart at ease that those guys wouldn't get what they wanted so easily.

The next day, those same people came back to their house. However, Jessa chased them away like a plague before they could even give her an offer.

It was the same the day after that.

And the day next to that.

For the next several days, Jessa would camp in their front yard. She would enjoy her coffee in the morning with a broomstick clumped between her armpit. The people from Penny's real family would come by at the same exact time. So by the time Jessa finished her morning fuel, she was more than ready to chase them away.

"Penny, do you know those people who come to our house every day?" Yuri walked beside her bicycle. "Mom always looks even more furious every day because of them."

Yugi spat out. "Pwe! Those people are just bothering our family because they're jealous of our fortune!"

Penny's face contorted. Why would one of the richest families in Anteca get jealous of a middle-class family?

"It doesn't matter. Auntie is already handling it, so let's not worry about that," said Penny.

"Penny is right! Mom will chase them away until they give up!" Yuri was enthusiastic. "I wonder what we have for dinner?"

"You always ask what's for dinner, but only Penny gains weight." Yugi hissed, poking fun at his twin sister out of habit. But in a way, he was also unknowingly poking fun at Penny, too.

Penny looked at her cousin, smiling in satisfaction. These two used to bully her in the past, but now that Penny practically raised them, they're as good as trained pets.

'It's a good thing I decided to take charge of the family instead of holding onto my grievances.' Penny was pleased she didn't resort to poisoning the entire family. 'If I didn't, I would have been thrown to that mansion the second they came to our doorstep.'

As the three made their way back home, a car blocked the path on the end turn of the street. The three looked at each other until a man in a fancy suit stood before them.

"Miss Penny, we are from the Bennet Family. Can we ask a minute of your time?"

Standing in front of Penny was a tall man in his late thirties. She knew him. He was the man who promised her safety in her first life. Although he had been kind to her in her first life, he was usually absent most of the time.

"Aren't you the people who have been pestering our family for weeks now?!" Yugi jumped in front of Penny defensively. "What are you doing, ambushing kids like this?"

Yuri, on the other hand, dropped her bicycle and held Penny's arm securely.

The man glanced at the twins and then at Penny. "Young Miss."

"Penny will not come with you!" Yuri yelled, her vicious voice from her first life peeking in. Penny almost flinched when she heard that tone from the now meek Yuri.