Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 551

Chapter 551: Who are you?

Patricia had been watching everything unfold from the sidelines when Zoren suddenly appeared. The second her eyes landed on him, bitterness and fear swelled in her heart. Yet, despite her fear of Zoren, she couldn’t bring herself to leave.

How could she leave when she was staring at a man with such a divine presence?

It wasn’t like she didn’t know that Zoren was considered a legend. But with him standing in this crowd, he definitely stood out. She watched how everyone looked at him with admiration—from both men and women alike.

If only Patricia could stand beside such a man. Everyone would be so jealous. But alas, Zoren hated her, and he terrified her more than anything. Patricia only snapped out of her thoughts when she heard her mother’s voice join the situation.

She knew it was going to be bad, and thus, she was trying to sneak away when she heard her mother call.

"Patricia!"

All her life, Patricia knew that whenever her mother called her in that tone, it was good news. Or sometimes, it was just Mrs. Miller boasting about her. But right now, this call was akin to a bucket of ice—blocks of ice—being poured over her.

Her neck twisted like rusty metal as the crowd parted, leaving Patricia in full view.

"M-mom," Patricia stuttered, forcing a nervous smile.

Mrs. Miller hissed and shook her head. "What are you doing, Patricia? Mr. Pierson is here! Even if you wanted to keep everything private, you still need to help your brother out of this embarrassing situation!"

"Patricia?" Theo furrowed his brows, unsure of what was happening.

He had heard that his little sister was dating a very important person, but he’d gotten used to Patricia’s lies and didn’t believe it. Moreover, Theo had been so busy that he hadn’t had time to even think about it, especially since Patricia refused to introduce him to this supposed important figure.

"Patricia, don’t tell me the person you’ve been secretly dating is... Zoren Pierson?" Theo blurted out. Despite his low voice, those nearby heard him.

The people who overheard gasped in shock.

"Is that true?"

"Oh, right! I think I heard them talking about it earlier."

"Talking about what?"

"Don’t you know?" the person who had heard Theo’s comment turned to the others who hadn’t. "Here’s the thing..."

The gossip spread quickly, summarizing how Patricia and Mrs. Miller had been boasting about Patricia’s boyfriend, claiming that Patricia was going to marry into the Pierson family. This detail would have stood out more if it weren’t for the intense drama involving Mr. Ito and the revelations of the night.

"Really?" After listening to the gossip, another woman scoffed. She turned to Zoren, then to Patricia, who was now being dragged by her mother. "She’s dating..." she trailed off, moving her gaze to Zoren again. "...him?"

For some reason, many women didn’t want to believe it. Some men were skeptical too. After all, looking at Zoren, he didn’t seem like the type to have such a preference. Not that Patricia was unattractive, but compared to some of the women present—especially with Penny as a point of comparison—Patricia appeared... average.

"Well, who knows? Maybe he doesn’t care about appearances."

Another person snorted. "Men like Mr. Pierson don’t care about appearances—they care about value. You know what I mean?"

Benjamin frowned deeply, bitterness filling his heart. He cast a look at Penny, who wore a neutral expression. ’Miss Penny! What are you doing?! Are you really going to let these two take the spotlight and claim your Thursday Guy!?’

’If you show the slightest hint that you don’t know about this...’ Atlas thought, ’...I’ll tear him apart right now.’

’Dean is here,’ she thought. ’And we don’t know who else might be watching.’

’What are you going to do, Renren?’