Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50: You can say that

"You made it."

Penny almost wept when the boy smiled at her. This little great aunt felt so remorseful she could cry a river. What a precious child.

"Did you bring her?" he asked, snapping her attention back to him.

She smiled at him apologetically and nodded. "Wait here."

Having said that, Penny quickly pulled herself out of the bush. She picked up her pets and crawled her way in like a soldier crawling across some unexplored terrain. In no time, the two of them sat opposite each other with Chunchun in the middle.

"She looks more healthy now," said the boy as he tickled Chunchun’s chin with his index. "I’m so glad she’s doing better."

Penny smiled proudly, respecting this guy’s time with Chunchun. He was the one who found her, after all.

As Chunchun nuzzled the boy, he couldn’t help but glance at the other pet carrier. He furrowed his brows and lowered his head, only to see it eating a slice of apple.

"A raccoon?" he guessed, and at this point, Penny was no longer surprised.

"It’s a mouse."

"Oh..." he looked up at her and his expression immediately showed wariness. But before he could think of anything else, he glanced at Chunchun and then at the mouse. "Are you trying to make her eat it?"

"Why does everybody think like that?" Penny frowned. "Do I look that intense?"

The boy didn’t hesitate to nod. "You look like the type."

"Hey, don’t judge the book by its cover. I’m actually very well-behaved and gentle." She huffed. "This mouse is a gift from my dad."

"Your dad gave you a mouse as a gift?"

Penny scratched her head as she didn’t want to explain it to him. But seeing that look in his eyes, she gave in.

"It’s a misunderstanding, alright? My dad wanted to reward me with something, but I didn’t want anything. But he kept urging me, so I just thought of anything."

"And you said a mouse?"

Penny scrunched up her nose, seeing that strange expression on his face. It was as if he was still judging her! "I asked for a mouse, but not this kind of mouse." _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"The smaller one?"

"The one you connect to your laptop. Geez!" she pinched the bridge of her nose, wondering why was she even explaining it to a kid.

"Oh..." the boy bit his inner bottom lip to stop himself from laughing.

"Well, that’s the whole fiasco, but it’s settled now," she said. "I decided to keep it. It’s cute, right?"

The boy glanced at the little thing still inside the carrier. "Are you sure it’s a mouse?"

"Nope."

"Huh?"

"Does it look like a mouse to you?" she asked while pointing at the little creature. "My Second Brother even thought it was a baby elephant."

The boy blinked and then looked down at the little creature. "I can see his point."

"What point?" she gasped because everyone knew Hugo’s guess was pointless!

The boy didn’t bother explaining, though.

"Do they play together? Chunchun and that one," he asked after a moment. "These two... what’s that on your head?"

The boy backed away instinctively as he sensed danger.

"Oh?" Penny reached for the top of her head and held Tiana. "It’s Tiana. Remember her?"

"You took her home too?"

"Mhm! I can’t just leave her to die."

What’s wrong with him?

No.